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A remarkable documentary that's also one of the most beautiful nature films I've seen.

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Roger Ebert
Age: 70 †
Born: 1942
Born: June 18
Died: 2013
Died: April 4
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Roger Joseph Ebert
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The ability of so many people to live comfortably with the idea of capital punishment is perhaps a clue to how so many Europeans were able to live with the idea of the Holocaust: Once you accept the notion that the state has the right to kill someone and the right to define what is a capital crime, aren't you halfway there?
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If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.
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The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside.
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I just assume I'm right. Partially out of conviction and partially as a pose.
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Sometimes you only need to have a few words with a person to know you would like to have many more.
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But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.
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I have always had my doubts about any form of divine intervention in sports contests. The power of prayer may be remarkable in many other arenas, but why should God want my team to win instead of the other side? Isn't it insulting to request God to even take an interest in baseball?
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The Lucky One is at its heart a romance novel, elevated however by Nicholas Sparks' persuasive storytelling. Readers don't read his books because they're true, but because they ought to be true.
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Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people.
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I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.
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Beguiled by George S. Bush's easy smile and casual indifference to the details, we are on the brink of electing him to office. This isn't choosing a president, it's casting the lead in a sitcom about the presidency.
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