Alan Rusbridger Quotes
It would be difficult to devise a process more inclined to throw up errors than the production of a newspaper.
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Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.
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In some sense, what you might have suspected from the first day of high-school chemistry is true: The periodic table is a colossal waste of time. Nine out of every 10 atoms in the universe are hydrogen, the first element and the major constituent of stars. The other 10 percent of all atoms are helium.
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Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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I've never been someone who needs a lot of takes or enjoys a lot of takes. I like the fast thing of it.
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As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.
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I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
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I view Bitcoin as the more democratic version of money and value transfer because no one controls it... I expect the Internet to be around longer than any nation-state, so a nation-state-backed currency is actually less safe than an Internet currency in my mind.
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A writer has a difficult fate, but a Jewish writer has an especially difficult fate. His soul is torn; he lives on two streets with three languages. It is a misfortune to live on this sort of 'border,' and that is what I have experienced.
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But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.
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I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
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I'm about 5' 10", and my hair is the length of my whole body now. We grow our hair because of faith, but it's getting heavy. Most of the rastas I know with hair my length are elders, and they keep it tied up, but for a young person who's active and running around, the weight is a big thing. So to play sports, I put it in a backpack.
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I accept there are people out there who don't like me. I don't like them.
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My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and rulers. It all dealt with conciseness and precision. It eliminated guesswork. One has to know his tools, so he doesn't work against himself.
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My artistic spirit is not nurtured by blogospheres.
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Autonomy was shopped to us. We looked at the price and thought it was absurdly high.
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Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy them gifts is how some Americans show their affection for one another. Weird.
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The intuitive recognition of the instant, thus reality is the highest act of wisdom.
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
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We never have business meals at El Bulli. If it's about business, you're probably not paying much attention to the food.
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It's a challenge for any writer to write beyond what he knows. You get material, adapt it, and do the best you can with it.
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For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.
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It would be difficult to devise a process more inclined to throw up errors than the production of a newspaper.
