Franklin Foer Quotes
There's an oft-used shorthand for the technologist's view of the world. It is assumed that libertarianism dominates Silicon Valley, and that isn't wholly wrong. High-profile devotees of Ayn Rand can be found there.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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What I know about this world is that white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is that if you are where they are on an equal basis, they cannot take care of themselves without taking care of you.
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I think that my parents' divorce gave me a very strong sense of self-reliance and independence. I realised that I needed to make sure I could support myself because you don't know what's going to happen in the future.
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When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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Justice is revenge.
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Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.
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I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.
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While Romney has an overall deficit with women voters, his biggest disadvantage is with college educated women - wherever they work, at home, in an office, a store or a factory.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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I got into retailing because I wanted a real job.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
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It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.
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I love Shirley Maclaine. Love that woman.
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Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
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Certainly, imperial power is never peaceably acquired or maintained.
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I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
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I've been amazed by the success of 'The Great British Bake Off.' I've been 'rediscovered' at the age of 76. When I was asked to be a judge, I said I wanted to be myself. I didn't want to shout like some other television judges. I also said I was a very bad bread maker, so would the programme makers find someone to help on the bread scene?
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There's an oft-used shorthand for the technologist's view of the world. It is assumed that libertarianism dominates Silicon Valley, and that isn't wholly wrong. High-profile devotees of Ayn Rand can be found there.
