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The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody. ↗

— Gerald McRaney

#accurate #admit #alcohol #anybody #censor

Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me. ↗

— John McTiernan

#action movies #any #around #before #couple

You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas. ↗

— John McTiernan

#bad ideas #good #good ideas #ideas #lot

We Americans look at the last 300 years of history, and we basically see a world that's getting better and better. The rule of freedom expands. The economy develops. We have risen to become the world's greatest power. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#become #better #develops #economy #expands

Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup that Reagan continued. Mr. Obama would be forced back into a war on terror if terrorist groups pull off enough damaging or frightening attacks to force this issue to the fore. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#attacks #back #carter #continued #damaging

The American people are extraordinarily comfortable, affluent, and secure. It's easy for us to make the argument that God's purpose is being fulfilled through history and through the rise of American power. And to some degree, it probably is. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#american #american people #argument #being #comfortable

That's one thing I find about having children - it does unlock a door that separates you from other women who've had children. ↗

— Rebecca Miller

#children #does #door #find #had

The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#both sides #bring #decide #enough #evidence

At a certain point in my personal life, I went through a divorce and lost some people close to me. ↗

— Tim Meadows

#certain point #close #divorce #i #life

A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy. ↗

— Colm Meaney

#comic #comic writing #enjoy #good #hard