Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid. Banning books shows you don't trust your kids to think and you don't trust yourself to be able to talk to them.
Anna Quindlen
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You always want to go out there with the best book possible, so I listen to what my editors say, and even if they don't know how to fix it, I always seem to find a way. 'Trust Your Eyes' is the best book I've written, and I don't know if I can do any better. -
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The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. -
Would you want to do business with a person who was 99% honest? -
Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
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