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As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first wo

As an American I wanted to explore… why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because were too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime? – Jodi Picoult

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I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years – particularly My Sisters Keeper. It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change peoples minds. – Jodi Picoult

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The act of writing… is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think thats the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books. – Jodi Picoult

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Theres that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success. – Jodi Picoult

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Study the past, if you would divine the future. – Confucius

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Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations. – Ted Nugent

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My wish for the new millennium is for all children… to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before. – Hillary Clinton

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While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. – Ronald Reagan

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