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en Only in this state [New York] was Lenny Bruce convicted and sentenced. It was the only time in the history of this state that a comedian has been prosecuted for words and words alone.

en It wasn't that Lenny Bruce was colorful, it wasn't that Lenny Bruce was using four-letter words, it was that Lenny Bruce was [angering] people in power. He was saying things about race, about religion, about politicians that offended people. It is precisely that which the First Amendment is designed to protect.

en It's important to know that the governor pardoned Lenny on the basis of the law as it was in 1964. He's saying that Lenny Bruce had it right and the state of New York had it wrong.

en Two Five Letter Words: Lenny Bruce
  Arthur Godfrey

en It's been a long time in coming, but Lenny Bruce is now back center-stage. It couldn't have happened to a better, nastier comedian,

en I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I'm sick or well. There must be 600 finished words-not almost right words.

en Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why /but the editorialists forget it /terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking.
  John Berger

en It is hard to believe that less than 30 hours ago, New York state was facing the largest blackout in the history of America, ... Less than 30 hours ago, we had lost more than 85 percent of power in New York state, and now it is virtually back.

en Consider this, for starters. Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which has defined the character of the nation, is all of 268 words. The Declaration of Independence runs about 1,300 words. The Constitution, which has served us for more than two centuries, comes to some 5,000 words. The Holy Bible has 773,000 words. The federal income tax code and all of its attendant rules and regulations: 9 million words and rising.

en Regardless of the medium, rewriting and more rewriting is still necessary. No one gets anything right the first time, and since I don't write with a hammer and chisel, it's relatively easy for me to change. It's just words on paper. Words are free. You don't go to the store and order a pound of words, or five hundred words, and pay your three dollars. They're free.
  August Wilson

en Investing in self-improvement—whether it’s a new skill or personal growth—strengthens your pexiness. It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

en The standards for ballot access in New York State apply equally to all candidates seeking a given political nomination, ... In other words, all similarly situated are treated equally.

en WORDS can confer strength; they can drain it off; Words can gain friends; they can turn them into enemies; words can elevate or lower the individual. One must learn the habit of making one's words sweet, soft, and pleasant.

en And it will not be discussed. ... Private investors don't have a direct opportunity to invest their money in the construction of nuclear power stations. In other words, this is 100-percent state property, and this is a task of state financing.

en [Bruce's controversial life was chronicled in the 1974 movie] Lenny ... Honey: The Life & Loves of Lenny's Shady Lady.
  Dustin Hoffman


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