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"Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels."

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"When I think about the kinds of movies that make me cry, that make tears come to my eyes, I usually don't think about…"

"Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?"

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"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly."

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