Ted Rall Quotes
I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.
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Oil has become the principal wealth in the hands of the great Yankee transnationals; through this energy source, they had an instrument that considerably expanded their political power in the world.
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Ultimately, I don't think even a five-company platform oligopoly is good for consumer tech. By its very nature, it handicaps independent companies with new ideas. But it will end one day. I just don't know when.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I've planned book tours for myself, whether or not anybody wants to hear what I have to say. I've weighed in on things like what the cover looks like, what the copy looks like, how it's going to be promoted - just every aspect of it.
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It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife.
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I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them.
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I have a really great show jacket from Lavalliere that's really well made, and I have a great pair of Gucci jodhpurs, which is hilarious.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.
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I get great pleasure from stuffed foods, from an apple strudel to a vegetable samosa, from a whole roasted bird with a sweet and savoury stuffing to a vine leaf filled with rice and spices.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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God will not damn a lunatic's soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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When I'm singing, it's a mixture of my innocence in the projects, my mom and dad. It's all the good and the bad, the laughs and the frowns that I went through and seen other people go through. Then you be trying to write it. Whatever's coming out, you try and make it all cool.
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It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.
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A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
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I'm not very good at going to parties and looking like I'm having fun.
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There's that old journalism rule that sunshine is the great disinfectant - which is how reporters bust their way into meetings and such all the time. In sports, I really think winning is the great disinfectant.
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Black is a pearl in a woman's eye.
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The most heartbreakingly poignant modern love story ever written.
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I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.
