Danah Boyd Quotes
Social networks are like grease - in some cases, gasoline - for our personal business networking machines. If you aren't plugged in, you will be out-done by better-connected, hyper-networked colleagues and competitors.
Quotes to Explore
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
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Some people call it the 'Al Jazeera spirit' - courage, re-thinking authority, giving a voice to the voiceless. We have never been favored by the authority. The human being is the center of our editorial policy. We are not a TV station that rushes after stars, big names, press conferences, hand-shake journalism.
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As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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I love India.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
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We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.
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Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.
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As you get older, the summer is less of a vacation and more of a training period by yourself away from the team. It's exciting for me. I felt like I've been really getting better as far as my conditioning every single season as I get older.
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If you believe the people who love you, you get lazy. And if you believe the people who hate you, you become... maybe intimidated, or whatever the word might be, and you don't write as well.
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Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I'm really busy can be an indulgence. I love taking naps. I love to stay up too late with close friends. I believe in everything in moderation. I take what I like and leave what I don't.
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Although I am a Christian, I am not even close to perfect.
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I really enjoyed working with Mariah, Alfre Woodward's character, because she's a wonderful actor, and I felt we had a natural chemistry that was reflective of real family members.
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Ralph Fiennes and Edward Norton are among my favorite actors.
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Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks.
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No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done.
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When we have but the will to do it, that very moment will Justice be done: that very instant the tyrants of the Earth shall bite the dust.
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Writing grew out of the pleasure of escape. My novels are very much outside of my personal experience. That is why I love writing fiction. It allows me to leave my existence and inhabit other lives.
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Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.
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'Ain't It Fun,' which is about entering the real world, is bouncy and shows off Paramore's lighter side, to the dismay of some of the band's fans, who are used to the punk-rock sound.
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Social networks are like grease - in some cases, gasoline - for our personal business networking machines. If you aren't plugged in, you will be out-done by better-connected, hyper-networked colleagues and competitors.
