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This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, o

This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world. – Richard Powers

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The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics. – Robert Teeter

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George Clooneys Ides of March could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years theyre gonna go back and say, Oh, that was American politics in that time period. I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic. – Harvey Weinstein

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If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. – Winston Churchill

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I dont feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that Im a gay man. – Tony Kushner

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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. – Mahatma Gandhi

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