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He who spares the bad injures the good. Publilius Syrus

Good Bad He Spares Who

The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted. Publilius Syrus

Judge Criminal Guilty Acquitted Found

There are some remedies worse than the disease. Publilius Syrus

Worse Some Remedies Than Disease

I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning. R. L. Stine

Good Morning Sunday Sunday Morning Obsessed Radio Start

A novel is not a rant. Rachel Kushner

Rant Novel

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined. Ralph Marston

You Challenges Stronger Determined More Disappointments Make Choose

Look up from what you're doing and look around for a minute. See what a beautiful world you're in. Ralph Marston

Beautiful You World See Minute Look Around Doing Up

There's a preponderance of scientists and engineers among China's rulers. New President Xi Jinping was trained as a chemical engineer. His predecessor, Hu Jintao, earned a degree in hydraulic engineering. His predecessor, Jiang Zemin, held a degree in electrical engineering. Ramez Naam

Engineer Degree Engineering President Earned Rulers New Chemical Scientists His Trained Predecessor China Held Electrical Engineers Preponderance Among

Orwell wasn't right about where society was in 1984. We haven't turned into that sort of surveillance society. But that may be, at least in small part, because of his book. The notion that ubiquitous surveillance and state manipulation of the media is evil is deeply engrained in us. Ramez Naam

We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs, rituals. Randa Abdel-Fattah

Day Values Diversity Clothes Every Our Immersed Faces Point Rituals Almost Attitudes Smells Cultural Cultural Diversity Traditions Beliefs

If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and book reviews. Randa Abdel-Fattah

Book Word Mouth Collection Recommendations Entire General Tend Through Mainly Like Read Reviews Author Personal Word-Of-Mouth Choose

Why go to a machine when you could go to a human being? Ray Bradbury

You Human Being Machine Could Go Human Being Why

You can't learn to write in college. It's a very bad place for writers because the teachers always think they know more than you do - and they don't. They have prejudices. They may like Henry James, but what if you don't want to write like Henry James? They may like John Irving, for instance, who's the bore of all time. Ray Bradbury

Time You College Think Bad Bore John All-Time More Write Writers Instance Like Know Learn Because Always Very Than What If May Want James Place Prejudices Teachers Henry Henry James