James Gleick Quotes
People worry about Twitter. Twitter is banal. It's 140-character messages. By definition, you can hardly say anything profound. On the other hand, we communicate. And, sometimes, we communicate about things that are important.
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Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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Pacific Islands are among those that contribute least to global warming, yet suffer most.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
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I've always just felt a little out of place. I still feel out of place in San Francisco. It's this place where everything is going great, and everyone feels super optimistic about the world. It's a little different about how I grew up.
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I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
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When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.
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There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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As a kid I loved John McEnroe. They called me Mac because, while everyone else liked Borg, I was crazy about McEnroe. I tried wearing headbands and sweatbands, and whooping at people. It didn't quite work.
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John Carpenter's films, or the Phil Kaufman and Don Segel versions of 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,' or George Romero's early zombie films.
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Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
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It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League.
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I like 'My So-Called Life' and the 'Riot Grrl Movement' and 'Freaks and Geeks.'
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I love seeing a woman in a beautiful dress and pairing it with a light shoe that shows skin - I really believe in toe cleavage.
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Golf isn't just about hitting a lot of drivers. I grew up playing on my front lawn, chipping and putting into soup cans, out of the ivy and over rose bushes and hedges - the little Alcott Golf and Country Club. I just loved having a wedge in my hands.
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I went to an audition the other day, they were casting 13 people to be clouds. 14 people showed up, it was overcast.
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In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.
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I identify as an agent when I'm agenting, and I identify as an author when I'm writing. I expect both those things to be true for as long as I'm able to do them.
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People worry about Twitter. Twitter is banal. It's 140-character messages. By definition, you can hardly say anything profound. On the other hand, we communicate. And, sometimes, we communicate about things that are important.
