Christopher Hitchens  - Quotes

 Attempts to locate oneself within history are as natural, and as absurd, as attempts to locate oneself within astronomy. On the day that I was born, 13 April 1949, nineteen senior Nazi officials were convicted at Nuremberg, including Hitler's former envoy to the Vatican, Baron Ernst von Weizsacker, who was found guilty of planning aggression against Czechoslovakia and committing atrocities against the Jewish people. On the same day, the State of Israel celebrated its first Passover seder and the United Nations, still meeting in those days at Flushing Meadow in Queens, voted to consider the Jewish state's application for membership. In Damascus, eleven newspapers were closed by the regime of General Hosni Zayim. In America, the National Committee on Alcoholism announced an upcoming 'A-Day' under the non-uplifting slogan: 'You can drink 

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Marshall McLuhan  - Quotes

 A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and

understanding.
 

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David Sedaris  - Quotes

 There seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows. 

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J.K. Rowling  - Quotes

 I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night, says Ron. Whatdya think that's gonna mean?

Probably that your going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something, says Harry as he turns the pages of his book
 

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