Asked about parental concerns over Where The Wild Things Are, author Maurice Sendak responded:

“I would tell them to go to hell,” Sendak said. And if children can’t handle the story, they should “go home,” he added. “Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it’s not a question that can be answered.”

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“When the enemy slanders us, that is good. Because it proves that there is a clear line between them and us. When the enemy paints us in the blackest colors, that’s better. Because it shows that there is not only a clear distinction between them and us but also we have achieved a great deal in our work.”

“Marxism emphasizes the importance of theory precisely and only because it can guide action. If we have a correct theory but merely prate about it, pigeonhole it and do not put it into practice, then that theory, however good, is of no significance…

We must draw a clear line between ourselves and the enemy.”

- Mao

“We were so terribly consistent, when it came to exhibiting human strength and understanding, at the same time as we were barely politically radical, even harmless, when it came to altering social conditions and effecting real change.”

– From a 1997 Interview for Taz magazine with Stefan Wisniewski, member of the Red Army Faction of Germany

A six-year-old girl has become a media darling in China on her first day of school by expressing her aspiration to become a “corrupt official” when she grows up, state media said on Friday.

“When I grow up I want to be an official,” said the girl, whose face was blurred to protect her identity.

“What kind of official?” the interviewer asked.

“A corrupt official because corrupt officials have a lot of things,” she replied.

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“We spent 4 million dollars on investigating September 11th yet we spent over 100 million dollars to find out Bill Clinton cheated on his wife”

– Jesse Ventura on Larry King (video below)