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“Politics doesn’t require talent, intelligence, or good looks. Truly, someone like Donald Rumsfeld, a mediocre government functionary with no discernible talent, intelligence, or charm, is a greater international celebrity than Mick Jagger. Rumsfeld, despite being a has-been, is known in every corner of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa for his insanity and arrogance, while Jagger is admired by a mere couple hundred million music enthusiasts, huddled mostly in the First World.”
― Ian F. Svenonius, Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group

“I have no Native American heritage, but I had decided as a child that my spirit guide animal would be a bear. We were both loners and fighters, at least that's how I looked at it. I don't know how the Great Bear felt about it, as I had never given him the option to say no.”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“Maybe it doesn’t matter how smart you are or aren’t, but how much you are willing to learn.”
― Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“Raising children meant much wider consequences for others.  All your actions, both good and bad, would impact another’s life, even after your own was over. ”
― John Conroe, God Touched