George Packer Quotes
In a meritocracy, actors who act well get good roles. They don't get to be journalists, too - a job that, in a meritocracy, should go to those who do journalism well.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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This town was built on nepotism.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate public order. Men may, of course, have order without liberty, but they cannot have liberty without order.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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I get bored easily.
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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I had a thick accent, and people didn't understand me, and I was ashamed, and I fumbled. I radiated an uncertain energy; sometimes baristas sensed this and wouldn't try to talk to me, and then an insecure voice in my head would cry, 'He's racist!'
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The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at the highest level, deliberately interfered with our election in 2016, and according to all of our experts in the intelligence community, they are coming back with more force in 2018 and 2020.
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If I could go back I might change Geronimo a bit. If I do, it will be made a longer version.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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I try to work on my defense every game, every practice.
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I, for one, believe that partisanship should have nothing to do with the actions of Christ. You're either Christlike, or you're not.
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I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear.
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I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it.
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We are our children's first teachers.
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I don't know that a movie like 'Daredevil' did better for having Ben Affleck then 'Spider-Man' did having Tobey Maguire, who was a relative unknown at the time.
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I'm not particularly interested in my phone. I'm interested in human contact. I think phones have created a certain social incapacity; it's made people socially deficient.
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In a meritocracy, actors who act well get good roles. They don't get to be journalists, too - a job that, in a meritocracy, should go to those who do journalism well.
