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“It’s like putting 1,000 more people on the Titanic when you knew what was going to happen.” — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), quoted by the New York Times, on why he chose not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.Quote of the Day.

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“It really puts a human face on the term ‘collateral damage.’” ~REPRESENTATIVE ADAM B. SCHIFF, Democrat of California, on meeting with Faisal bin Ali Jaber, members of whose family were killed in an American drone strike in Yemen. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, November 23, 2013. – NYTimes.com.

Quote of the Day

“You leave no footprints. No one is watching you, but you’re part of history.” ~BILL LEE, who stood guard at the head of the coffin of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago. Quotation of the Day for Friday, November 22, 2013 – NYTimes.com.

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“I don’t expect you to understand. I mean, how many people go to work and say, literally say, ‘I might die tonight.’ But that’s boxing.” ~BERNARD HOPKINS, a former boxer known as the Executioner. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, November 21, 2013 – NYTimes.com.

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“Today’s event demonstrates the political and economic costs of Syria for Iran. Syria is a kind of flytrap for the Iranians. They’re just stuck to it.” ~CLIFF KUPCHAN, a risk analyst, on the lethal bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, noting that Iran had stirred anger by supporting the …

Quote of the Day

“Wood cracking, walls falling, you can’t imagine what that sounds like.” ~ELLA BOLAM, on a tornado that leveled her house and dozens more in Washington, Ill. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – NYTimes.com.

15 Activities That Will Ruin A Good Day

These must be avoided. At all costs. 1. 2. 3. Via: yelp.com 4. 5. Via: jezebel.com 6. Via: abcnews.go.com 7. 8. Via: oddballdaily.com 9. Via: vasimo.wordpress.com 10. Via: spoilertv.com 11. Via: flickr.com 12. Via: sethdickens 13. Via: spike.com 14. Via: breathe-easier.com 15. Via: soapsudsations.blogspot.com [Bonus] Via: uproxx.com 15 Activities That …