Matt Taibbi Quotes
The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.
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For the first time, entrepreneurs can monetize their own open-source and peer-to-peer network. They can crowdfund and raise money from people across the world on the Internet in crypto-currency.
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What is Oracle? It's people. We rely on our HR department to build this organization, to help find those people, to help grow those people.
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I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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The military community in particular, I think, could always be more supported, especially people who are being processed out of the military and trying to readjust to being civilians.
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Sometimes I will tweet an interview I have coming up and ask my followers what questions they have for the celebrity. I feel that way I can really know first hand what people want to hear answered.
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Our music attracts the people that we rap about and make music about, and they come out and actually do it.
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I want to talk about jobs and health care and pension security and what we're going to do to stop the brain drain in Ohio and make it possible for our young people to stay here and build a life in Ohio rather than in Pennsylvania or West Virginia or God knows where.
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Fifty-nine cents. For years, I wore a button - '59 cents.' Many of my colleagues wore it also. The purpose was so that people would come up and ask, 'What does '59 cents' mean?' One could then launch into a discussion about how women working full time in the U.S. earn 59 cents for every dollar earned by men.
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My life is better than a lot of people I know. I'm definitely happy about that.
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Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are if you want to look like you at the end of the process. We've all seen people get record contracts, and by the time they're spit out by the machine, we don't even recognize them.
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A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives.
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But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something.
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Most people aren't familiar enough with what actually goes on in professional wrestling to know just how badly women are treated in WWE narratives.
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Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.
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People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that.
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People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you.
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Every year, you have to keep adjusting. I'm 28; I'm not 19 anymore. You have to work harder now.
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I used to wait in line for Jordans. That's how much of a freak I was.
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Almost every business is regulated by the state. So if you're going to say, 'If you own any business, you shouldn't run for public office,' I don't think that's what we want.
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The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.
