#out

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. ↗

— Jerry Brown

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I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. ↗

— Julie Brown

#being funny #demented #face #figure #funny

The best thing about becoming successful is that you get flowers all the time. ↗

— Julie Brown

#becoming #best #flowers #get #successful

I originally had an idea about a family of people who were homeless, just traveling around without any solid roots or any home, who made their way around working wherever they could. I started it with them. The idea of Joe as a protagonist came along a little later. ↗

— Larry Brown

#along #any #around #came #could

If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness. ↗

— Les Brown

#comfort zone #consciousness #expand #forced #outside

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. ↗

— Louise Brown

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I'm working on a nonfiction book on Nepal and a novel about diasporas. ↗

— Louise Brown

#book #i #nepal #nonfiction #novel

Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us. ↗

— Louise Brown

#famous #favorites #hate #i #like

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places. ↗

— Louise Brown

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Organizations like the ACLU fought and won the good fight back in the 1960's, but it's clear that nowadays they've run out of useful things to do since they now spend most of their time defending the scum of the Earth from getting what they rightly deserve. ↗

— Craig Bruce

#back #clear #defending #deserve #earth