Ben Zimmer Quotes
Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a pejorative way, but Obama again reclaimed it.
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I used to be a night owl. I no longer am a night owl.
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I used to fantasize that Paul McCartney would marry my sister.
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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.
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Our forefathers used to live longer and healthy lives.
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I used the best technique that I knew to protect my files.
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It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.
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The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
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One of the advantages of appearing in such a play is that you begin to understand it properly, I feel Ophelia's tragedy was that she had been so used by everybody and felt that she bore a great burden of guilt.
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American influence is not what it used to be.
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I used to be so embarrassed by salsa; I wasn't into it.
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I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.
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Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.
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I used to work as a proofreader at Merrill Lynch.
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I used to have an imaginary friend named Michael.
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I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there's a lot to be said for that way of thinking.
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You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.
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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
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It was a period when they used to read into our lyrics a lot, used to think there was more in them than there was.
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You want to be excited about what you're doing. So whenever I get tired, I think, 'Would ten-year-old Adam be pretty stoked on what I'm doing and what's happening?' So I just live my life as if I'm using my ten-year-old brain.
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We were in Little Rock. We were assessing a very important issue. In the midst of our discussions, we were receiving urgent inquiries from The Washington Post asking about interviews.
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I don't take things for granted, because everything feels more fragile. It's made me wonder about mortality and how long you've got somebody in the world. I'm more fearful than I used to be.
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The reason I collaborate with Louis Vuitton is that Louis Vuitton is number one in the world, and I am honored to work with them.
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Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a pejorative way, but Obama again reclaimed it.
