Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes
It's possible to make things that aren't just money-makers. Something wonderful for its own sake.
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I've never been a partier.
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I've done a lot of practical anthropology, living in villages with people and realizing how difficult it is to get out of poverty. When in poverty, people use their skill to avoid hunger. They can't use it for progress.
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Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.
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My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
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The '90s are really the 'Sex and the City' woman, and I think, right now, the new contemporary woman is the 'Lipstick Jungle' woman.
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.
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We want to get to a point where anything you can think of finding that is video related is searchable or recommended to you on YouTube.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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I'm sure that I don't know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.
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You tax Mexico? The president of the United States is going to tax Mexico to get a wall for the United States of America? I'm pointing out the absurdity of a lot of these comments.
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I think women have to change their hairstyle from time to time.
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Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.
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I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
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A Spring returns, and they more youthful made;But Man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid.
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I definitely want kids and I want four kids, for sure. But I need to find a husband first!
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Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our thoughts, not in things or circumstances. You and I possess the power to change our thoughts. It is our greatest power - the power to choose. If you are feeling stressful, choose to relax. Look at your problems as a stranger might then do something about them - NOW!
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It would be great if companies could just magically know what I'm looking for on their website or what I'm coming to the website for.
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It's possible to make things that aren't just money-makers. Something wonderful for its own sake.
