Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Daniel J. Boorstin
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
Nathan Fillion
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I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my father is very conservative, and he never considered fashion to be a real career but something I could pursue as a hobby. He wanted me to be a doctor, and at one point, I thought of becoming a plastic surgeon.
Edgardo Osorio
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A few years ago I was at a party and this guy threw me over his shoulder, ran across the street, put me in his car, and stuck his tongue in my mouth.
Rachel Bilson
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I know what I'm having 'em put on my tombstone: 'I have nothing more to say'.
Ted Turner
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Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.
Ian Anderson
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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I have seen Colonial churches since I was very small, Colonial painting and polychrome sculpture. And that was all I saw. There was not a single modern painting in any museum, not a Picasso, not a Braque, not a Chagall. The museums had Colombian painters from the eighteenth century and, of course, I saw Pre-Columbian art. That was my exposure.
Fernando Botero
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
Zadie Smith
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Kurt Russell is so dreamy. Plus, he's great to work with, really respectful.
Vanessa Ferlito
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This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.
Harlan Coben
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I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.
Brian Mulroney
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Daniel J. Boorstin
