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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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Whatever your supposed politics are – left, right – if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion and feel the human pain in a way that they might not if it was presented in a more conceptual way. – 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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We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate – and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. – George Saunders

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Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool. – Will Champion

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Someone who doesnt take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyones a nerd inside, I dont care how cool you are. – Channing Tatum

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Ive never believed in singing about Satan and thinking hes cool, because hes not. – Dave Mustaine

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People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. Its really cool and weird as well. – Rupert Grint

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Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return. – Bob Taft

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We spend the first twelve months of our childrens lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up. – Phyllis Diller

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In the looking-glass we see our form, in wine the heart. – German proverb

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