Eliza Griswold Quotes
You can't be wrong in journalism. Take a wrong turn in journalism, and you are writing fiction. You can take a wrong turn in poetry, and something wonderful can happen.
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I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.
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I may have more than one friend with benefits. It's very healthy for the heart. I think no matter how old you are - and I am pretty up there in terms of numbers - I think you should do whatever makes you happy.
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I often look at places and kind of mentally convert them to fantasy versions of themselves.
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Sense is a line, the mind is a circle. Sense is like a line which is the flux of a point running out from itself, but intellect like a circle that keeps within itself.
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The worst mistake a woman can make is to emulate a man.
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Not listening to people who care about you, not to be open or transparent, will make you isolated.
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The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.
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To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
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Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.
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Humans can make friends easily if they are open to it and are interested in other people.
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I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.
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I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle's just a little off as far as his perception goes. A very, very clever man, but I want to see the world as Castle sees it - kind of a rose-colored glasses, all the women find him irresistible, all the guys find him super cool and do whatever he says.
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I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to see why they're doing what they're doing, taking a dig at them ceases to be what you want to do even if you hate them.
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Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.
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Money is not the most important thing, but when you need it, there are few substitutes. So while I like the things money can buy, I love what money won't buy. It bought me a house but it won't buy me a home. It would buy me a companion but it won't buy me a friend.
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The diverse natures of men, combined with the necessity to satisfy in some manner the sentiment which desires them to be equal, has had the result that in the democracies they have endeavored to provide the appearance of power in the people and the reality of power in an elite.
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I am anxious to get as many of these negro regiments as possible, and to have them full, and completely equipped. I am particularly desirous of organizing a regiment of heavy artillery from the negroes, to garrison this place, and shall do so as soon as possible.
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Academics are, on average, pussies.
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I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.
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There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.
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Ski racing is probably the least guaranteed sport out there. It's really rare when the favorites win.
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People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing - continue to rock it - because obviously, God wants you here.
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You can't be wrong in journalism. Take a wrong turn in journalism, and you are writing fiction. You can take a wrong turn in poetry, and something wonderful can happen.
