Eric Alterman Quotes
Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was a kid, my mother used to film all of our holidays and all of the good times, and I kind of associated the camera with everything being okay and everything being happy.
-
I'm very physical. I love to work out; I'm very athletic. It's a great therapy, not only for my body, but for my mind.
-
A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
-
I write fifteen hours a day, stopping at Oprah-o'clock.
-
We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.
-
Men create the gods in their own image.
-
I love hats; I love putting hats on. They are artwork. You can always go out and find a dress to wear for some occasion, but there are not that many occasions you can wear a hat.
-
The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug.
-
I'm so tired of men who are afraid to hurt women's feelings.
-
The few effective provisions of Dodd-Frank are masked by its many flaws - flaws that have been and will continue to be detrimental to the American economy and our financial future if not reversed.
-
I understand human needs. I grew up where far too many people lived day to day without elemental needs like food and shelter.
-
I play the guitar when I want to relax. But to play the guitar, you cut the nails. So one day, I'll cut the nails off.
-
We have a rich and vibrant partner ecosystem with several thousand formal business partners. Some of them are very large companies that we collaborate with in many ways.
-
My fans have always loved my metaphors.
-
Ideally, I would like to play roles in as many classics as possible: 'Rebecca,' 'Hedda Gabler.' I'm fond of a corset.
-
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
-
The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.
-
We'll use a signal I have tried and found far-reaching and easy to yell. Waa-hoo!
-
I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.
-
Twenty-four hour news delivers people who stand and talk to camera rather than deliver reported packages with their own camera crew where it's happening.
-
One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.
-
As the stars make more and more money - one person gets $12 million, $14 million, $15 million, $20 million - everyone else is expected to work for peanuts. And that includes some extraordinary actors who are, today, working for peanuts because the production companies have decided they don't need to pay these people, and they don't.
-
“In reality, as their theological roots demonstrate, human rights are only law contaminated by morality.”
-
Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter.
