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"Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis."

"I think we're giving people something new that people didn't know was out there before."

"Bankruptcy represents a longstanding commitment in this country to helping people get a fresh start. This principle has never been giving only certain people a fresh start."

"Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics one cannot undertake to say whether the district is a healthy one or not."

"Cooking for six people every day is like having a cafe."
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"Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music."

"Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing."

"I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things."

"Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money."

"This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it."
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