Ethan Zuckerman Quotes
Talking about 'stopping globalization' is unrealistic - and probably not what anti-globalization protesters actually want.
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I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward.
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No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading.
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I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
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Vietnam helped me to look at the horror and terror in the hearts of people and realize how we can't aim guns and set booby traps for people we have never spoken a word to. That kind of impersonal violence mystifies me.
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We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!
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I live in a little suburb close to Kansas City called Prairie Village, where there's a feeling of everybody knowing everybody else. I think the same thing is true of New York City, by the way.
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Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
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Shakespeare will not make us better, and he will not make us worse, but he may teach us how to overhear ourselves when we talk to ourselves... he may teach us how to accept change in ourselves as in others, and perhaps even the final form of change.
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The American people are frustrated.
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I learned how to dance every move of 'Billie Jean.'
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I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day.
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Sell your intellectual property based on a track record of success and innovation.
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There are people who wonder if faith is real. I can tell you, in my family there is not a second of doubt.
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So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.
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The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance.
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Talking about 'stopping globalization' is unrealistic - and probably not what anti-globalization protesters actually want.
