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Under Xi, China has again become the world's top jailer of journalists. China's rank on the Reporters Without Borders index of press freedom is 176th out of 180 countries. China comes in dead last on the Freedom House 'Freedom on the Net' list.

It's delicious to have people adore you, but it's exhausting, too. Particularly when your own feelings don't match theirs.

My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, 'The Color Purple' is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. Yes, it's got hard stuff in it, but so does 'Les Miserables' and 'Phantom of the Opera.'

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.

It is difficult not to write satire.

Never should an unfamiliar word be passed over without elucidation, for, with a little conscientious research, we may each day add to our conquests in the realm of philology and become more and more ready for graceful independent expression.

Some people might have different ideas about what progress looks like, and some are cynical and place their short-term political interests ahead of what is good for our country. But many of them aren't cynical and try hard to do their best.

When I wrote 'Marvin Gaye,' my whole intention was to make a record that people would put on a record player... and just instantly make out with each other.

Morals are private. Decency is public.

Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.

Karena terbentuknya cinta, tidak cukup hanya berhenti di kata ‘nyaman’ saja, tetapi juga ada kata ‘kepercayaan’.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

I might defend the reviewing trade, but a handful of haughty hired hands no longer having the last word on books is not a bad thing.

A Unitarian very earnestly disbelieves what everyone else believes.

We weren't poor growing up on Long Island, but it wasn't lavish - just a regular middle-class house.

Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement.

You don't let a historic site rot.

I have had a lot of crushes but have never had the courage to go up to a girl and say what I feel. I am scared of rejection.