The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad.
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I wrote a letter to them saying, 'No, I don't want to collaborate,' and they kept coming back. Why would I want to be involved in moments of my childhood which I never want to return to I want nothing to do with this film. I will never, never in a million years go to see it.Ted Hughes
I think the real fascination of fishing to me is certainly more than just fish. It's something to do with the whole world... of your reaction to, your response to water and things living in water, the fascination of flowing water and living things coming up out of it - to grab at you and be grabbed.
Ted Hughes
What happens in the heart simply happens.
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It took the whole of Creation To produce my foot, my each feather: Now I hold Creation in my foot.
Ted Hughes
Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.
Ted Hughes
What you're doing is giving the government an interest-free loan.
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