Evan Osnos Quotes
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Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby.
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People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.
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You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
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I always loved those early Elton John albums. I sort of keep going back there,
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If you do have something you love to do, the fun part of the job is no different than what was fun about doing it in high school for no money. I thought there would be some greater reward in succeeding.
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We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.
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The more the years go by, the less I know. But if you give explanations and understand everything, then nothing can happen. What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.
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I did photography in summer camp; I did it in high school. The only hard decision I've had to make was whether to go towards photo or film. And I ultimately realized that the type of photo I was interested in was actually photojournalism. And it's a very individualist career, whereas film is a very team-driven medium. So that's why I chose film.
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If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost.
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My grandfather taught me that it is harder to be kind than it is to be clever.
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I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.
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All men are born equal, but some of them outgrow it.
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We used to dial; now we speed dial. We used to read; now we speed read. We used to walk; now we speed walk. And of course, we used to date, and now we speed date. And even things that are by their very nature slow - we try and speed them up, too.
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The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you that your mind has lost touch with what's real.
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I'm still a little bent, a little crooked, but all things considered, I can't complain.
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In Beijing, we talk about air purifiers the way that teenage boys talk about cars.
