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John Lewis Politician
People

"What sensible people have got to do is not simply repeal the Affordable Care Act without any alternative, but you've got to sit down and say it's OK, what are the problems. How do we address it? How do we move to universal health care? How do we lower prescription drug costs? How do we make sure that people don't have outrageous deductibles? You just don't throw 20 million people off of health insurance. You don't privatize Medicare."

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John Lewis Politician
People

"I think [James Comey] should take a hard look at what he has done. And I think it would not be a bad thing for the American people if he did step down."

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John Locke Philosopher, Physician
People

"Whensoever, therefore, the legislative shall transgress this fundamental rule of society, and either by ambition, fear, folly, or corruption, endeavour to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other, an absolute power over the lives, liberties, and estates of the people, by this breach of trust they forfeit the power the people had put into the hands... and it devolves to the people, who have a right to resume their original liberty, and... provide for their own safety and security."

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John Romero Game Designer
People

"I think DOOM had just the right mix of elements that keep people coming back to it: great monsters, excellent weapons with great balance, a spooky environment and extreme speed."

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John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer
People

"You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself."

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John Scott Artist
People

"My work is known by too few people for me to be remembered as a writer - that is, beyond those dedicated souls (bless them) who have followed the oeuvre through its various stages. To be realistic, when they and the last of my friends have died, I doubt I shall be remembered at all."

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John Scott Artist
People

"People of this teenager's age are on the brink of adulthood and have to be allowed a greater degree of responsibility. A consequence of this is a decrease in parental responsibility. Therefore to have criminal responsibility for what you don't know about seems rather extreme."

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Jonah Hill Actor, Producer, Director
People

"If I ever over hear people saying I give off an 'Ed Harris type of sexy vibe.' I'll be pretty psyched."

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Joseph Campbell Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
People

"The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are they should be living for."

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Joseph Heller Novelist
People

"Major Major had lied, and it was good. He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie."

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Joseph Heller Novelist
People

"... there is wisdom in madness and strong probability of truth in all accusations, for people are complete, and everyone is capable of everything."

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Joseph Heller Novelist
People

"In short, Clevinger was one of those people with lots of intelligence and no brains, and everyone knew it except those who soon found it out."

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