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The far-right wing backlash is the result of our successes. They're freaked out that students at other schools will take similar action.


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JOSH BILLINGS As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
JOSH BILLINGS Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.
JOSH BILLINGS There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.
JOSH GROBAN Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will ...
JOSH HARTNETT You don't have to be a genius when you're surrounded by morons.
JOSH LIEB If you write a post and put it on a blog, that's a historical document. If you change your template,...
JOSH GREENBERG Gratitude can sometimes be as annoying as whininess.
JOSH LIEB It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.
JOSH LIEB Insanity is just what we call stupidity when it doesn't make sense.
JOSH LIEB Important days don't look like anything special when they start. Invariably, the sun rises and peopl...
JOSH LIEB The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.
JOSH BILLINGS It's interesting, on your second day of existence, to realize that your father is going to blame all...
JOSH LIEB The language that we use now impacts on the ability to vote, it impacts on the marketplace; instead ...
JOSH HOMME One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit n...
JOSH BILLINGS I've teamed up with PetSmart Charities to celebrate the five million homeless pets who've fo...
JOSH DUHAMEL The reflexive allergy to L.A. that a lot of New Yorkers have, I feel like it's kind of nonsense.
JOSH RADNOR After a brief period in which I had let many a Southern Californian convince me that it was all '...
JOSH RADNOR Everyone feels a sense of ownership in creating a Lynn Shelton movie. Lynn chooses amazing people - ...
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