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I think of myself as an Indian comedian, but I've had British and American schooling. I always had this feeling of not fitting in anywhere, of observing situations from the outside.

Vir Das

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MyselfThinkAmericanFeelingAlways

But I still do believe that there are useful things to say about Elvis Presley, including what his own ordinariness as a poor Southerner says about 20th-century hero-making.

John Shelton Reed

BelieveSayPoorOwnThingsStill

The thing about living without a father if he's always gone is that it takes a long time to realize he isn't coming home.

Stephen Rodrick

FatherHomeTimeLongLivingAlways

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

Smokey Robinson

MoneyDiamondsHumanMaterialistic

What that means initially is that you have alot of products that are only slightly better games in the same genre on another machine - and the titles that really take advantage of the machine come along later.

Trip Hawkins

BetterYouGamesTake AdvantageSame

James Cameron's films have always been distinguished by ground-breaking technical excellence.

Roger Ebert

ExcellenceAlwaysTechnicalBeen

I think that as television is evolving, the line between TV and film is becoming more and more blurred. This is both a good and bad thing.

Miguel Sapochnik

GoodThinkBadTelevisionMoreLine

We were reminded first-hand of the work that still needs to be done in Iraq on the security front when insurgents fired five rounds into the base while we were still meeting with the nurses.

Jon Porter

WorkSecurityMeetingDoneFired

We're so specialized now in our entertainment. It's nice to do a show where you're really circling back to this idea of, 'Couldn't there be a show the whole family can watch together?'

Dean Devlin

FamilyTogetherYouBackNiceNow

Prisons function by isolating those of us who are incarcerated from any means of support other than those charged with keeping us imprisoned: first, they physically isolate us from the outside world and those in it who love us; then they work to divide prisoners from one another by inculcating our distrust in one another.

Chelsea Manning

WorkLoveSupportWorldOutsideUs

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay.

Clara Barton

WorkManSometimesNothingNever

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

Arnold J. Toynbee

TodaySocietyBetterSurvivalBecome

My kids have been incredibly supportive of the work that I do. They understand why it matters.

Susan Rice

WorkWhyUnderstandMattersKids

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