Quotes of the Week: 'The World Needs More Chris Stevenses'
The quotes that made news this week.
Sept. 15, 2012— -- intro: Check out this week's buzziest, funniest and craziest quotes from around the world.
quicklist: 1title: 'The World Needs More Chris Stevenses'text: President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, honoring the four Americans killed in a brazen assault on a diplomatic mission in Libya on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack and sharing some details of the men who they said laid down their lives for their colleagues and for the United States.
Clinton, who swore in Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens to his ambassadorship after the revolution, said Stevens risked his life daily for the Libyan people.
"The world needs more Chris Stevenses," she said.
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quicklist: 2title: 'We Will Not Waiver in Our Commitment to See That Justice Is Done for This Terrible Act'text: The assault on the American consulate in Libya consisted of two separate attacks that forced the Americans from the consulate and then besieged them in a second building in a gunbattle that lasted four and half hours, according to a detailed timeline from a senior administration official.
After finding out the news that four Americans, including ambassador Chris Stevens, had been killed President Obama said he will be steadfast in seeking justice.
"We will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done."
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quicklist: 3title: 'It's Hard to Imagine What Else They Could Have Been Modeling This On'
text: Director Paul Thomas Anderson has downplayed "The Master's" connection to Scientology. At the Toronto International Film Festival, he reportedly rolled his eyes when asked about the parallels between his latest movie, which came out in limited release Friday, and the polarizing religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard.
He was less dismissive at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this month. "I really don't know a whole hell of a lot about Scientology, particularly now," he said at a news conference. "But I do know a lot about the beginning of the movement, and it inspired me to use it as a backdrop for these characters."
Stephen Kent, a sociology professor at the University of Alberta who specializes in Scientology, saw echoes of the religion in the movie, particularly in one scene when a character undergoes a one-on-one interrogation.
"The repetition of questions, for example, often happens, so that people being audited can go back to an earlier related incident," Kent said. "The one-on-one process, sitting across from each other, it's hard to imagine what else they could have been modeling this on."
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quicklist: 4title: 'I Like Toiling in Obscurity'text: Ten years ago, the whole market of energy shots didn't even exist. Now, they seems to be for sale at every convenience store counter in the nation.
But the first one was 5-Hour Energy, the 2-ounce energy shot dreamed up by Manoj Bhargava, who is now estimated to have a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes. And the only problem Bhargava has with all this attention -- and it really does seem to bother him -- is that people keep talking about it.
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