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"I think it was the fact that I liked it so much that made the writing just come out of me automatically."

"The fact of the matter is that they are entitled to request a recount. We're entitled to give them a recount."
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"What is more important in a library than anything else - than everything else - is the fact that it exists."
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"We may either proceed from principles to facts, or recede from facts to principles."

"A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case."

"And here where the fact that we've given over half a billion dollars to New York really plays a role, because New York has already made a lot of investments in the kinds of things which you'd expect to have as basic security."

"You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their book into some shape, some length that can be managed."

"I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids."

"If you are charged with this responsibility of enhancing interrogations, or using soldiers to enhance interrogations to find Saddam, and you're above the law for all practical purposes, you might try some unusual techniques. Now we know that, in fact, they did."

"I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease."
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"The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more."

"I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this."

"Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it."

"For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists."

"I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends."

"The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards."
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