Jane Smiley A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system. – Jane Smiley Belief Quotes Child Quotes Controversial Quotes Germ Quotes Ideas Quotes Immune Quotes Infection Quotes Overwhelm Quotes Protected Quotes Vulnerable Quotes An urban novelist never minds a little decay. I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty.
Mousa Dembele I can empathise with different cultural expressions and am open to things that seem strange at first sight. – Mousa Dembele
PoliticsSandra Day O'Connor It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. – Sandra Day O’Connor
Bobby Jindal Police officials routinely execute search warrants on private homes and offices, and Congressional offices should not be treated any differently. There cannot be one set of rules for elected officials and another set of rules for everyone else. – Bobby Jindal
FunnyMike Nichols The whole point about laughter is it’s like mercury: you can’t catch it, you can’t catch what motivates it – that’s why it’s funny. – Mike Nichols
M J Rose I’m realistic about my career as a novelist. I’m certainly not a superstar and far, far from a household name, but I feel successful. – M J Rose
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