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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Salesforce's Chatter is what convinced me that the company understood what is going on in the enterprise; this was the biggest attraction for me. I saw that Salesforce understands social.
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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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I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.
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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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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
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When you see a person you love being affected, suffering, people saying things that aren't true... then it hurts you.
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Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. That is upsetting to me.
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I rise today to commemorate one of the most fateful days in the history of the State of Colorado, the day the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant outside of Boulder nearly became America's own Chernobyl, some 30 years before that terrible accident in the Ukraine.
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I'm not sure if there is a cultural loss of innocence specifically associated with the seventies. The oil crisis? The Watergate scandal? I really don't know. There's nothing there on the scale of Hiroshima.
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Every award I've ever received has been very gratifying. The Living Legend Award was extremely gratifying; it was voted on by the fans. It's just great to be remembered after all these years, to still be a viable part of the music business. So, I'm very deeply honored by all the awards.
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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.
