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Trump displays many of the traits of a proto-fascist, and he is also part of a wave of right-wing nationalist movements that is sweeping the West. He can also be positioned in the long, American right-wing tradition of fearing 'the Other,' whether they are Catholics or Jews or, now, Muslims.

Peter Bergen

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The great artists of music have always innovated and boldly changed the game, but the industry itself has not.

Jimmy Iovine

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I'm all for information diets, which are helpful for the mood and for the art.

John Cameron Mitchell

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I guess happiness is not a state you want to be in all the time.

John Belushi

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I'm a huge fan of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' movies - I went to all three of them on the day they opened and have seen all of them several times since.

John Lanchester

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I enjoy doing nothing.

Jeffrey Bernard

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I love the movie 'Taken,' but the dialogue in the beginning of that movie is hilarious. They're talking, these commando types, and there's dialogue like, 'Hopefully your daughter appreciates what you're doing for her. Does she know that you're doing it?' What guys talk like this?

Michael Jai White

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No matter how brilliant an actor is, there's always a point where they let you down, but that's all part of their journey. They might be trying something they need to explore.

Amanda Hale

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I've thought a lot about success, because it's very strange to me that I've been successful.

Steve Carell

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The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first.

Robert Crumb

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I've been interested in China ever since I was a kid. When I was a kid, I grew up in San Francisco about a mile from China Beach.

Russell Freedman

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People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.

Louise Wilson

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All voices are important, and yet it seems that people of color have a lot to say, particularly if you look through the poetry of young people - a lot of questions and a lot of concerns about immigration and security issues, you name it - big questions.

Juan Felipe Herrera

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