Matt Taibbi Quotes
What makes us feel pessimistic about the world, ultimately, is the way the media encourage us to believe that our fate hangs on the every move of the promise-breaking, terminally disappointing Teflon liars in Washington.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I tend to wear all black. I like feeling sexy, feminine, effortless, and real.
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Maybe some people that only listen to electronic music will pick up my record and get turned on to some of the story songs, some of the more country-type stuff.
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I'm very interested in the idea of a large group of people who come together quite suddenly, but not illogically, for reasons that could not have been anticipated.
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I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going.
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We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
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I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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We need to come up with use cases for this technology that drive clear benefits for individuals and institutions - these are our customers. Too often we see bitcoin and blockchain technologies as solutions in search of a problem. We don't just need these systems to be technically better than the alternatives - we need them to be more user-friendly.
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When I went to live in New York, I didn't mean to stay there, but here I am.
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I've won a world championship, I know how that feels. I don't know how it feels to win a gold medal. I want to feel that; I want to know that.
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We don't walk. We overeat because we've made it easy to overeat. We have fast-food joints on every corner. By the way, the 'we' is all of us. It's not the government. It's all of us doing this together.
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I never looked at people or singing as commodities.
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What makes us feel pessimistic about the world, ultimately, is the way the media encourage us to believe that our fate hangs on the every move of the promise-breaking, terminally disappointing Teflon liars in Washington.
