1.Data samples of public speeches
(1)Now, and here, let me guard a little against being misunderstood.I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did.To do so, would be to discard all the lights of current experience - to reject all progress - all improvement.What I do say is, that if we would supplant the opinions and policy of our fathers in any case, we should do so upon evidence so conclusive, and argument so clear, that even their great authority, fairly considered and weighed, cannot stand; and most surely not in a case whereof we ourselves declare they understood the question better than we.(Abraham Lincoln: Cooper Union Address)
(2)If they have misled public opinion or the government by inaccurate information or wrong conclusions, do we know of any cases of public recognition and rectification of such mistakes by the same journalist or the same newspaper? It hardly ever happens because it would damage sales.A nation may be the victim of such a mistake, but the journalist usually always gets away with it.One may - One may safely assume that he will start writing the opposite with renewed self-assurance.(Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Harvard University Commencement Address)
(3)If you do not believe in those two things, I do not think that you can properly call yourself a Christian.Then, further than that, as the name implies, you must have some kind of belief about Christ.The Mohammedans, for instance, also believe in God and immortality, and yet they would not call themselves Christians.I think you must have at the very lowest the belief that Christ was, if not divine, at least the best and wisest of men.(Bertrand Russell: Why I am Not a Christian)
(4)The atomic age has moved forward at such a pace that every citizen of the world should have some comprehension, at least in comparative terms, of the extent of this development, of the utmost significance to everyone of us.Clearly, if the peoples of the world are to conduct an intelligent search for peace, they must be armed with the significant facts of today’s existence.(Dwight D.Eisenhower: “Atoms for Peace”)
2.Data samples of journalistic interviews
(1）Do you think American or Korean sourced material will ever hit the top of the best-seller lists?
Not only could, but will.Whether it happens this year, next year, the year after that is totally open to debate but the fact of the matter is manga is evolving.The way it’s evolving is already being accepted and embraced by people shopping in the manga section.It’s only matter of time until, whether it’s some kid in Barcelona or some kid in Topeka, Kansas, comes up with a story which so viscerally grabs the category that it will be a number one hit.I’m more convinced of this then I was a couple years ago when we first began dabbling in material from other countries.It’ll absolutely happen.(Interview with Tokyopop publisher Mike Kiley)
(2）I don’t particularly have a “favourite” manga - I’ve read a lot of stuff, so it can be difficult to choose, not least because of the variety.Do I list things I would consider a great piece of literature, or do I list something that is a guilty pleasure? Or perhaps something that would appeal to as many people as possible? Personally, I tend to follow certain manga artists more than any particular work, because it’s easier to judge the quality of a work and where it’s going by its creator’s past record.(Queenie Chan interview at The Pulse)
(3）I absolutely fell in love with it, and I would find myself even just watching the show, without even acting in it, before we got to do the dub.I would just find myself being moved to tears, and I almost didn’t know why, and I know the director and I were bonding over that a lot as we were working through the show: “Oh, did you see the next episode we’re about to do, it’s so great, oh my God, I was in tears, it’s so wonderful!” (An interview with Crispin Freeman)
(4）Question:
How do you feel at this moment?
Mrs.Thatcher:
