American - Novelist | August 13, 1960 -
The similarities are limited but real. They amount to a shared disgust with politics as usual in America. The Tea Party focuses on the federal government; Occupy Wall Street focuses on corporate America and its influence over the government.
George Packer
PoliticsGovernmentTeaInfluence
I have my sympathies and also my critical views, and they aren't much of a secret, but my first job is to see and hear and think about what I've seen and heard.
JobThinkFirstSecretSeeSeen
I think the mix of narrative and analysis that the 'New Yorker' requires is a perfect expression of what my parents each gave me.
ParentsMeThinkPerfectNewMix
I am not a pure fiction writer, nor am I an academic writer. Somehow I ended up in this blended area of literary journalism.
I AmJournalismPureUpFictionNor
So many writers grew up in tortured isolation, in revolt against their families. I and my sister were in a house where writing was considered the worthiest thing you could try to do.
SisterWritingIsolationYouHouse
For 20 years, my mother, my sister and I had seldom spoken of my father. If he happened to come up in conversation, pain and embarrassment entered the room and stayed until he disappeared back into the silence with which we all felt more at ease.
FatherMotherSilencePainSister
I don't know if it's a male thing, but I've always been interested in how people respond to the stresses and dangers of war, how they react under fire.
FireWarPeopleKnowReactRespond
In the extremity of war, character is revealed.
CharacterWarRevealedExtremity
When I interviewed Paul Bremer in his office, he had almost no books on his shelves. He had a couple of management books, like 'Leadership' by Rudolph Giuliani. I didn't take it as an encouraging sign.
LeadershipManagementOfficeTakeHe
Partly what I'm writing about is the way taboos get toppled.
WritingWayGetAboutTaboosPartly
Oprah is just this goddess presiding over so much of American life, and her story is really interesting - the way she made herself, and the ruthlessness it took, and also the fantasizing that it took.
LifeStoryAmericanInterestingWay
Jay-Z has kind of shown that you can get to the very top without waiting, without following rules. In fact, it's better if you don't. People will admire you more if you break the rules.
WaitingPeopleBetterYouRulesTop
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict George Packer quotes