Matt Taibbi Quotes
I actually never thought that Barack Obama was anything but a typical Democratic party politician, which to me meant that he was probably in bed with Wall Street.
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.
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Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move people, to make them laugh, to transport them. But actors are vulnerable, and the reason we're vulnerable is that we're always trying to recreate human behaviour.
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We have more and more one-newspaper towns, and that troubles me.
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Mostly, I just write about feelings that people can relate to. Because, yeah, I don't know who I am, and this is not my sound forever... I'm a human, so hopefully, I will always develop.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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It's nice to be in a situation where the two books that I write for a sort of regular monthly income are also works that I enjoy immensely, rather than them being some kind of bread and butter, do it because you have to do it.
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As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews.
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I love actors. I married one. OK, I married a fantastic one.
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Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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I hate partying. If I'm forced to go to a party or a social gathering, I go in at 9:30 and leave at 10 P.M.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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Sex is like a beautiful meeting of genitalia. It's the dance of love between a penis and vagina.
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I actually never thought that Barack Obama was anything but a typical Democratic party politician, which to me meant that he was probably in bed with Wall Street.
