John Battelle Quotes
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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The big issue with rock stars becoming actors is that sometimes it's not believable, and vice versa with actors becoming rock stars. Sometimes just doesn't fit.
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Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.
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I've just always been fascinated by what our belief can do, and what happens when we misuse that.
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I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.
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Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.
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I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into turn one, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.
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We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it.
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But who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart? Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.
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It is said that the children of the very poor are not brought up, but dragged up.
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The sure sign of a weak man who ascends to glory is that he can't tolerate having strong men around him.
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Bread and beauty grow best together. Their harmonious integration can make farming not only a business but an art; the land not only a food-factory but an instrument for self-expression, on which each can play music to his own choosing.
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In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' I play a schoolteacher who is older than I am in life - and I like that.
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Apparently it's acceptable for members of Congress to own stock in companies we regulate in Congress, but somehow, our plumbing company crosses some line.
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Let me tell you what changed my mind: it was when Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate. I was convinced that Donald Trump knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew that was rounded out the ticket in many ways.
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Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.
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For centuries, the horrors of war have been sculpted by artists so people would never forget.
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Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small armies - where police departments compete to acquire military gear that goes far beyond what most of Americans think of as law enforcement.
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It is not easy to arrive in a different country and adapt quickly, but I think I'm getting there, and I'm proud of that.
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Personally, I read fiction, in part, because I get to spend time with people who aren't my people.
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When you run for president, and become president, they just rip you apart. Every facade of privacy that you have is gone. I think everybody believes that, to some extent, you can maintain privacy. And I think in the end, everybody gets proven wrong.
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The only thing Google has failed to do, so far, is fail.
