Norton Juster Quotes
We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don’t care if they make sense or nonsense.
Quotes to Explore
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'Trapped In The Closet' lives in a place on the earth on its own. It pays its own rent, it's its own landlord, it owns the building, it's everything. And it's so separate from what R. Kelly does; that's the great thing about it.
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Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But of course, in the news business, when you're working a daily news broadcast, you get your victories and defeats every day.
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My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself, and the effect is for all to see.
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I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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You need to let your hair produce its own oils and be healthy.
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If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio. When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny.
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I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.
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Death is not something any one of us want to dwell on, but we must all confront it at some point.
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If India grows steadily and does the structural things right and carefully unties knots, builds an institutional process which sort of cleans up the corruption and the baggage in the system, I see it as a wonderful marathon.
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A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.
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My best friend is my husband.
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You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks for writing that!
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I've enjoyed all the work I've done, and I feel quite lucky that I haven't been playing sweet girls all the time.
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I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth.
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My experiences in the military, the private sector, and as a congressional staffer were at times almost enough to drive me crazy. Writing offered the all-too-often-cited creative outlet.
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I was playing in bands and doing gigs from the age of 14 on. I stopped at the age of 28. Technology replaced me. As soon as I saw what computers can do, I didn't think there would be a point for a live drummer.
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The government believed that adherence to authority was human nature, so the Gezi protests were a real surprise to them. After the initial moment of shock, they decided to severely punish those participating in what they called an act of disobedience to authority.
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.
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If people would but provide for eternity with the same solicitude and real care as they do for this life, they could not fail of heaven.
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We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don’t care if they make sense or nonsense.
