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The cool parts - the parts that have won Dubai its reputation as t

The cool parts – the parts that have won Dubai its reputation as the Vegas of the Middle East or the Venice of the Middle East or the Disney World of the Middle East, if Disney World were the size of San Francisco and out in a desert – have been built in the last ten years. – George Saunders

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I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on his birthday. And then it starts raining. And hes made of sugar. – George Saunders

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We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate – and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. – George Saunders

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Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other systems of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one truth in favor of another. – George Saunders

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These days its cool to be ethnic and to be different, but when I was a kid, it was not cool – at all. My friends would come over and my mom would make crepes with eggs, stuffed with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and spinach. And theyd be like, What is this? – Giada De Laurentiis

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I noticed that this defense attorney is a very, very intelligent man, and hes very cool and hes very knowledgeable, and I think that personally Id like to have an attorney like him. – Tommy Bond

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Ive never been cool – and I dont care. – Celine Dion

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I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if thats all youve got, its just boring. Everything I write, whether its happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. – Katy Perry

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Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities. – Lord Dunsany

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The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection. – William H. Seward

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We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way. – David Hockney

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