What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil.

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An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

Irv Kupcinet

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diet

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A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.

Alain Prost

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german , team , could

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We believe it highly likely that the death penalty now violates the Eighth Amendment.

Stephen Breyer

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believe , highly , likely

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My dad's entire business and enterprises have been about helping the African-American community.

EJ Johnson

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entire , business , enterprises

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Are we a gentler people? Yes, maybe. It's almost in canadian dna.

Naomi Alboim

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almost , canadian

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There's just a shortage of jobs.

Steffen Hertog

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just , shortage

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I don't pick on politicians. They ain't done nothin'.

Red Skelton

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pick , done

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What would've been the downside of holding bin Laden accountable by our own values of justice by which our country is based on?

Mike D

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been , downside , holding

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The WWE is based on, I think, reaction. You know, if you can't get a reaction, that means you can't put butts in the seats.

A.J. Styles

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based , get , means

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We expect more selling until the next Fed's meeting in June.

Tomoaki Shishido

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expect , more , selling

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As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

Rick Perry

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government

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I have people focus on a preliminary phase of exercises to work on reactivating the core muscles.

Marianne Ryan

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people , focus , preliminary , phase , exercises

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In many ways, the rotten effects of dark money are seen less in what we do than in what we don't do.

Sheldon Whitehouse

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many , rotten , effects

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To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.

Gerry Spence

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freely , bloom , definition

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I've been fighting since I was a child, fighting to get out of my circumstances.

Mark Hunt

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been , fighting , since

Facts

"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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facts

Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

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"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

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"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

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"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil.

– John Podhoretz –

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