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[ The media ] was constantly calling, showing up at the crime scene, asking questions, which I did n’t have any answers to, there was a tremendous amount of pressure that I took upon John Garcia to perform not only for the command staff, but more so for me. And you have to think about Dr. Actor Haing Ngor, a Cambodian refugee who went through tremendous ordeals in Cambodia. Actor Haing Ngor lost Actor Haing Ngor wife and child in Cambodia … I did n’t know what the heck I was getting involved in. – John Garcia	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I took it to heart, the ordeals that Actor Haing Ngor went through and Actor Haing Ngor life, losing Actor Haing Ngor wife ? I could not believe that Actor Haing Ngor would die in the streets of Los Angeles in such a horrible manner after surviving everything Actor Haing Ngor endured. Did I feel pressure ? I think pressure is an understatement. Because I took it [ personally ]. – John Garcia	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
This extreme measure must end, it is an ineffective deterrent against illegal immigration, and children should not have to face traumatic ordeals given the actions of their parents. We have waited over a year and a half for Congress to resolve the crisis on our borders. Inaction is unacceptable. – Brian Fitzpatrick	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy. – Alexander Herzen	added by anonymous 9 years ago
What we all hope in reaching for a book, is to meet a man of our own heart, to experience tragedies and delights which we ourselves lack the courage to invite, to dream dreams which will render life more hallucinating, perhaps also to discover a philosophy of life which will make us more adequate in meeting the trials and ordeals which beset us. To merely add to our store of knowledge or improve our culture, whatever that may mean, seems worthless to me. – Henry Miller	added by anonymous 10 years ago
But how is one to make a scientist understand that there is something unalterably deranged about differential calculus, quantum theory, or the obscene and so inanely liturgical ordeals of the precession of the equinoxes. – Antonin Artaud	added by anonymous 10 years ago

[ The media ] was constantly calling, showing up at the crime scene, asking questions, which I did n’t have any answers to, there was a tremendous amount of pressure that I took upon John Garcia to perform not only for the command staff, but more so for me. And you have to think about Dr. Actor Haing Ngor, a Cambodian refugee who went through tremendous ordeals in Cambodia. Actor Haing Ngor lost Actor Haing Ngor wife and child in Cambodia … I did n’t know what the heck I was getting involved in.

– John Garcia

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I took it to heart, the ordeals that Actor Haing Ngor went through and Actor Haing Ngor life, losing Actor Haing Ngor wife ? I could not believe that Actor Haing Ngor would die in the streets of Los Angeles in such a horrible manner after surviving everything Actor Haing Ngor endured. Did I feel pressure ? I think pressure is an understatement. Because I took it [ personally ].

– John Garcia

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

This extreme measure must end, it is an ineffective deterrent against illegal immigration, and children should not have to face traumatic ordeals given the actions of their parents. We have waited over a year and a half for Congress to resolve the crisis on our borders. Inaction is unacceptable.

– Brian Fitzpatrick

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy.

– Alexander Herzen

added by anonymous
9 years ago

What we all hope in reaching for a book, is to meet a man of our own heart, to experience tragedies and delights which we ourselves lack the courage to invite, to dream dreams which will render life more hallucinating, perhaps also to discover a philosophy of life which will make us more adequate in meeting the trials and ordeals which beset us. To merely add to our store of knowledge or improve our culture, whatever that may mean, seems worthless to me.

– Henry Miller

added by anonymous
10 years ago

But how is one to make a scientist understand that there is something unalterably deranged about differential calculus, quantum theory, or the obscene and so inanely liturgical ordeals of the precession of the equinoxes.

– Antonin Artaud

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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