Anthony Lewis Quotes
Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
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The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.
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If the American government can't stand behind the dollar, the world's benchmark currency, then the global financial system will very likely enter a new era in which there is much less trade and much less economic growth. It would be, by most accounts, the largest self-imposed financial disaster in history.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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It's not my style to judge anybody.
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It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
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They asked me to write it and zoomed me over there to do it. But they ended up sacking me.
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What we did not imagine was a Web of people, but a Web of documents.
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Sometimes when you're with somebody, and all their stuff is at your house, it's so hard to break up with them.
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In catering, you're always changing; the client is always dictating to you in terms of their wishes.
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I don't like the word 'urban' because I think it's a bit of a generalisation and they use it to class music, but I don't think it's a word that necessarily classes music.
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Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible.
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It's an open secret: Even now, in the 21st century, Korean executives often consult spiritual advisers before making major business decisions - decisions that can affect their employees around the world.
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Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
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Sports psychology or mental training has been viewed as a weakness, and I think that's a pretty silly way to look at it.
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Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.
