George Packer Quotes
I have my sympathies and also my critical views, and they aren't much of a secret, but my first job is to see and hear and think about what I've seen and heard.
Quotes to Explore
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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If you always feel like an imposter, you work harder, and that makes you better at your job. You've got to keep a level of variation; otherwise, you'll end up talking about nails and beauty products all the time.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.
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I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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I've been reading titles from IDW for probably as long as they've been in existence. 'Ninja Turtles' is one of my all-time favorite properties ever. I also love, love, love 'Locke & Key.' I also love some of the things they do with pre-existing properties like 'Transformers' and 'Ghostbusters.'
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Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.
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The common thread in all my projects is 'girls being awesome.' Can we make that a genre?
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I was having a conversation with my father and he was talking about this thing - strangeness and charm. It's actually the name of the two smallest particles that there are when you split the atom, so I wrote a song around it. I even managed to fit the word 'hydrogen' in there. Isn't that a nice thing for scientists to call them though?
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What I know is the characters in a Southern town. I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long. And I know the neighborhoods, and I hopefully know the people, and I feel a connection to them. And I also feel like I'm honoring them when I talk about them.
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I would love to write a screenplay for 'Badlands' one day. I don't think I could ever have the patience to do it; I don't even have the patience to write songs. I write some of the shortest songs ever because I don't have the patience.
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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
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One of the key places where sociology should be used is in analyzing 'the world' of our times, so that we can be more discerning. To resist the dangers of the world, you have to recognize the distortions and seductions of the world.
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Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
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Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.
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But science does correct itself and that's the reason why science is such a glorious thing for our species.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far.
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I have my sympathies and also my critical views, and they aren't much of a secret, but my first job is to see and hear and think about what I've seen and heard.
