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"I have a need for speed. But only as much speed as you can get without bending your knee."
— US ChampionRacewalker
"ButIraqigun enthusiasts have defended firearms, saying 'Laser-guidedground-to-airshoulder-mounted rocket launchers don't kill people, theAmerican-Zionist conspiracy kills people.'"
—The Chaser'sWar on Everything
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer."
—Commentaries on the Laws of England
"If there is anything thenonconformist hates worse than aconformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to theprevailing standard of nonconformity."
—William E. Vaughan
“Visitors are informed that in theUnited Kingdom trafficdrives on the left-hand side of the road. In the interests of safety, you are advised to practise this in your country of origin for a week or two before driving in the UK.”
— United Kingdom Ministry of Transport
"Inter arma enim silentleges."
—Cicero
"I am not fit forthis office andnever should have been here."
—PresidentWarren G. Harding
"Well, when thePresidentdoesit, that means thatit isnotillegal."
—PresidentRichard Nixon
"He who saves his Country does not violate anyLaw."
—PresidentDonald Trump
"I loveCalifornia, I practically grew up inPhoenix."
"Quite frankly,teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
"Republicans understand the importance ofbondage between a mother and child."
"We are ready foranyunforeseen event thatmay or may not occur."
—Vice PresidentDan Quayle
"Money isproperty; it is notspeech."
—JusticeJohn Paul Stevens, inNixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC
"A gratuitous explosion of vainglory and guts, the movie is all firecrackers and giblets and broken glass. The overall effect is like wading through hospital waste."
— a review of the movieTotal Recall by Rita Kempley inThe Washington Post
"Overtpacifism wasundeniablyone of the earlytwentieth century's least successful political movements."
—Barbara Tuchman,The Guns of August
"Very early on, we metaphorized ourhistory, and since then we have often historicized ourmetaphors. When weliteralize metaphors, we getnonsense."
—Marcus Borg,The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
"Nemo enim feresaltatsobrius, nisi forteinsanit."
— Cicero
"I makehumanistpropaganda. I try to trick people into thinking the world is wonderful so they will act accordingly."
—YouTube bad-dancing guy
"We shall grapple with theineffable, and see if we may noteff it after all."
—Douglas Adams