Franklin Foer Quotes
It's very un-American to say nice things about elites. Elites are often terrible. It's not like we've ever had a perfect set of benevolent democratic elites ruling over our country. But the fact of the matter is that a representative system of democracy delegates power to elites.Franklin Foer
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
Karl Lagerfeld -
It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
Dacre Montgomery -
I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
Barbara Walters -
Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
Gail Simmons -
Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.
E. M. Forster -
It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
Forest Whitaker
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
We're going to test with the same car, but we have a new car ready.
Larry Dixon -
It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
Karin Slaughter -
I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So, performing was always part of what I was. I don't know if it I enjoyed the response I got from people or if I liked having an audience, but there's something in me that wanted to perform.
Tatiana Maslany -
God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
Imelda Marcos -
I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
Carly Rae Jepsen
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Really, truly, try to figure out what your palate is all about. If you've determined that you don't like dirty old stinky wine - old-world flavors - you probably like new-world fruit bombs. Stick to Shirazes and California Cabernets or Zinfandels.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
Nancy Pelosi -
Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue - by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I try and keep up with the top 10 on iTunes.
Taylor Lautner -
Brooke Shields has been a child star and has grown into an incredible actress. She is very accomplished, and I look up to her. She had a mother's sense to her.
Sammi Hanratty -
To be honest, I've been a passionate advocate for the value of tech to help us connect to people in real and emotional ways - and stick up for myself when people say, 'Sklar! Stop tweeting!'
Rachel Sklar
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Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.
Ed Gillespie -
There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
Vikram Seth -
Like everybody, I've had a lot of pain in my life and I'm a work in progress. You must have a true desire to see the world from a different point of view, and that comes with growing up.
Walton Goggins -
Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident.
Eric Hoffer -
Music is real; it's something you can touch and feel.
Bijou Phillips -
It's very un-American to say nice things about elites. Elites are often terrible. It's not like we've ever had a perfect set of benevolent democratic elites ruling over our country. But the fact of the matter is that a representative system of democracy delegates power to elites.
Franklin Foer