Walter Kirn Quotes
One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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Our mission is to help founders and anyone or anything that helps founders helps us with our mission.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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I've always been extremely physically active.
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The whole borrowing clothes thing is very unnatural for me. I don't feel comfortable with that. If you like something, I'd just give it to you rather than sharing it.
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While cheap products are exported to western countries, the waste is dumped mostly in China's back yard, contaminating its air, water, soil and seas.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.
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Extremism is always potentially dangerous, but in Hungary's political reality, Jobbik and the other far-right parties have no chance of having a major influence.
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If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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If you have a sense of style and purpose and will you don't want to compromise.
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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There is a quite a lot of effort involved but I find action sequences some of the quickest to write and the most fun.
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Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
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It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy.
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I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading.
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Now a soft kiss - Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
