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"The war on drugs is a war against the communities."
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"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd rage."

"War didn't scare me. I just didn't want to go all the way-hell over there to fight one. I had a reputation after that--I pretended I shot myself by accident, but everyone knew. I never did lose that reputation, but now most everyone is dead, and y'all ain't got any stories from them, so you have to believe mine by default: They were cowards, too. Everyone is."

"Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy."
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"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."


"When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained."


"If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing."


"To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'."


"Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point."


"If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum."


"I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter."
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