Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes
The more exposure people have to the realities of factory farming, the more we will see people rejecting it. It's already happening.
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
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Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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My label understands that I am really attached to Malaysia, that I come home a lot.
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I'm very spiritual. I meditate every day. I don't know if that's surprising or not, but I've been doing that since I was 16 every day, so that's like kind of my thing. I'm really a hippie-chick at heart.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer.
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I remember in 'Pride and Prejudice' I had to do a scene where I broke down. And before we filmed I spent like three hours imagining my mum's funeral. Actually, she's very much alive, happy and healthy. It was really horrible.
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My book 'Ali Pasha' tells the true story of a young sailor Henry Friston, who, in the hell-fire of battle, forms an unusual friendship.
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America had the message of freedom and democracy, but we haven't actually shown that to be what we do in the world. So I think that's a terrifying thing.
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Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.
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I don't think you can measure your love or your passion for whatever you're working on.
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eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.
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The more exposure people have to the realities of factory farming, the more we will see people rejecting it. It's already happening.
