Adam Gopnik Quotes
I think that we're always drawn - particularly sophisticated people - are always drawn to the idea of simplicity.
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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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In France, successive waves of Gaul, Visigoth, and Frank have swept over the land and have dominated it. But the fair hair and blue eyes and the clear skin of the conquering races have been submerged by the rising and overflow of the dusky blood of the original population.
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Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
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Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the plethora of content we're creating converging with other advances in machine learning, robotics and large-scale data mining.
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You have to persuade yourself that you absolutely don't care what happens. If you don't care, you've won. I absolutely promise you, in every serious negotiation, the man or woman who doesn't care is going to win.
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Our career had a sort of funny shape.
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I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.
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You're allowed to bore your friends and family, but to bore your audience is unforgivable.
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'It is you, sir?' 'Sergeant Barret, isn't it?' 'Yes, sir.' 'It is me' They bloody hung you, sir.' 'This army can't do anything right, Sergeant.'
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Honestly, music is an expression, and if you will be that voice for these girls, there are some people that feel this. This is universal.
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When I was a child, I loved old people. My New Hampshire grandfather was my model human being.
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When you're younger, and you do your first or second film, you want to show everyone what you can do.
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I think that we're always drawn - particularly sophisticated people - are always drawn to the idea of simplicity.
