“I didn't major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them, too.”

[Kate, Zernike, Katherine Q., Seelye, Obama Defeats Clinton in 3-State Sweep, 2008-02-09, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/politics/09cnd-campaign.html]

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