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		Back in the 1980s, state-of-the-nation fictions were all set in Manhattan. Now, they're all in Trump country. Early in 'S-Town,' we're introduced to an actual maze, every branch of which leads to a further junction. This may also be a metaphor.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Hepworth 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natalie Wood 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eddie Vedder 
			 
			
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		I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Keane 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Isaac Bashevis Singer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Danica McKellar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				W. Somerset Maugham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Stevens 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Imran Khan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				K. A. Applegate 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual's contribution far more than the individual himself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				W. Edwards Deming 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nadia Comaneci 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Maybe when my kids are grown up, I can go back to Broadway. It would be great someday, I suppose. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. K. Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		When I go to Lockheed or General Motors... all those union members are gun owners. They believe in responsible gun ownership and responsible gun safety, but all those guys are gun owners, and that's not necessarily an issue in New Jersey. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Marc Veasey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Athletics and physical activity are important parts of youth development, in my experience and view. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Chris Gabrieli 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hamid Karzai 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Academics, who work for long periods in a self-directed fashion, may be especially prone to putting things off: surveys suggest that the vast majority of college students procrastinate, and articles in the literature of procrastination often allude to the author's own problems with finishing the piece. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				James Surowiecki 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Back in the 1980s, state-of-the-nation fictions were all set in Manhattan. Now, they're all in Trump country. Early in 'S-Town,' we're introduced to an actual maze, every branch of which leads to a further junction. This may also be a metaphor. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Hepworth