George Packer Quotes
My readers know my views on politics and politicians because I make no secret of them in my comments for 'The New Yorker' and elsewhere.
Quotes to Explore
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
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Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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I've had many ideas come from clients.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.
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I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.
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The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
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You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.
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My father was a minister, and it was more my mother that had the responsibility of making sure the family put out an outward of appearance of living what he was preaching. She was the PR.
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I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.
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I wrote a lot of 'Red Queen' wrapped in a blanket, cramped up while watching the snow come down.
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Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation.
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The road system that we've come to depend on, the road system that we built our wealth on and our power on, is falling apart.
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I am writing a book more improbable than 'The Interrogative Mood' that I call 'Manifesto'. It's two guys talking who speak artificially conveniently.
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When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace and the extended family dissolved, someone else had to pick up the slack on the child-care front. Extracurricular activities fit the bill perfectly, promising not only supervision but also enrichment.
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Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.
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Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.
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So, what can't you take? Decide which of the two options is harder, and do the other. That way, no matter how hard your choice turns out to be, at least you can find comfort in knowing you're avoiding something even worse.
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If you're constantly frightened of being unhappy, how bloody exhausting must that be?
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My readers know my views on politics and politicians because I make no secret of them in my comments for 'The New Yorker' and elsewhere.
