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Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.

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What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I’m a realist.
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Journalism Reality World
Boys don’t like girls around when they do boy things.
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Character Human Male Nature
If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
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Election Force Yourself
On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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Death Department Nation State
I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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Children Myself Remember Silence
Temperamentally, I am suspicious of belonging to anything. When I ran for office, I debated seriously whether or not to run as an independent because I was not eager to be saddled with the Democratic Party, because any party label is committing.
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Commitment Democracy Government Independent Party Politics Serious
When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.
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Myself President Thinking
Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
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Government Repeat Willing
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
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Hope Newspaper Oneself People Reading
It’s always best to stay out of other people’s divorces. And their civil wars.
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Best Divorce Finding Ourselves People Stay
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there.
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Difficult Himself Honesty Pretend
It is always a delicate matter, when a friend or acquaintance becomes president.
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Delicate Friendship President
We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually.
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Financial Intellectual Politics
Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.
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Attack Death Earth Ourselves Thinking
Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
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Believe Comedy Goodness Place Stone Theatre Writing
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television

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