John Carreyrou Quotes
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I don't like to make a big splash anyway.
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Every non-Marxist economic theory that treats human and non-human productive inputs as interchangeable assumes that the dehumanisation of human labour is complete. But if it could ever be completed, the result would be the end of capitalism as a system capable of creating and distributing value.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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Heroes can be sweet.
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I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance.
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But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country.
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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.
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Under Obamacare, it virtually is impossible to find out the price of anything. That's not the way to make health care affordable.
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Obama is the new kid with the weird name who people just sense is a little classier than his surroundings. He moved from a private school where he was class president and is now at the giant public high school with the metal detectors and the smoking lounge.
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Homosexuality is like an inside baseball thing. It's like a gag that people share; 'How is your husband?' But when it comes to bringing diversity to a broader audience, suddenly it's a different road. It's what we call 'a risk.' Isn't it our responsibility to elevate the standards and change people's perceptions?
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I was one man and I tackled a big railroad. I did the best I could.
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after one of his dogs urinated in the bedroom Who pissed!!? Who pissed on my fucking carpet!?! That bastard fucking dog man. I'm going to throw you in the pool! Get the fuck out of my house! Why do they do it Sharon? Whats the deal man? It's a fucking terrorist man! It's fucking part of Bin Laden's gang! Fucking Ali Baba used to go work on this rug.
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Piety is the tinfoil of pretense.
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Souls made of fire, and children of the sun,With whom revenge is virtue.
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There is something very unnatural and odious in a government a thousand leagues off. A whole government of our own choice, managed by persons whom we love, revere, and can confide in, has charms in it for which men will fight.
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Chinese growth will either be strong or very strong. They have a voracious demand for energy that will only continue to grow. What they're doing... is looking at all forms of energy. They're going ahead very strongly with coal, nuclear, oil, natural gas.
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Wisdom, virtue, morality, all these have fallen out of fashion: everybody worships at the shrine of commerce.
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It's part of an actor's equipment to project a voice.
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I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.
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Theranos was a combination of fraud with hubris mixed with incompetence.
