David Remnick Quotes
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Me as president would not be like anybody else as president. Everyone does the job differently.
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Myth is a powerful medium because it talks to the emotions and not the head. It moves us into an area of mystery.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don't know what to copy.
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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
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We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that.
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I still can't believe that I've achieved what I have. It's like I've lived a dream for about five years now.
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Start your diet during a period of optimism and happiness.
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It's funny how things change slowly, until the day we realize they've changed completely.
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I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting.
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I will always do R. Kelly – I'm not perfect, but I'm perfectly me.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country?
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When it comes to the world around us, is there any choice but to explore?
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One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable. (11 September 1941)
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A land that rejects the truth, barricades itself against change and lacks the spirit of freedom is hopeless.
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America has not traditionally been the cramped, frightened country of Trump's executive order that bans Syrian refugees.
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A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.
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I've been in thousands of conversations dripping with misogyny. I've initiated many of those conversations myself. From my fraternity roots to my bachelor days in New York, I know I have not always shown up in ways that I am proud of.
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Every artist will one day face the moment when he or she is doing what he or she does after the style has passed and the art-world heat-seeking machine has moved on.
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Kristi Yamaguchi stole my heart in 1992, and I've never been the same since.
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[After her election to the British Parliament and being welcomed to 'the most exclusive men's club in Europe':] It won't be exclusive long. When I came in, I left the door wide open!
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I keep waiting for the roof to cave in. I was raised to follow the Golden Rule, you know, treat people the way you wish to be treated. That's kind of the way I live my life. Maybe someone up there likes me for that.
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Capitalism in Russia has spawned far more Al Capones than Henry Fords.
