Jill Lepore Quotes

Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future.

Jill Lepore

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When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left.

Joe Frazier

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I think any real one-sheet for an album would say, 'Well, here's what I've been doing.' And that would be it.

John Darnielle

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Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for the Principals Committee, which is the key national security group of top officials to take up the issue of terrorism.

Sidney Blumenthal

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Definitely inspired to keep on grinding, keep on going, keep on doing what we do every single year: Win games and put up numbers.

Rob Gronkowski

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I would like to solemnly reaffirm, that poverty is not a fatality.

Mathieu Kerekou

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Everybody has called Pop Art 'American' painting, but it's actually industrial painting.

Roy Lichtenstein

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I was making music simultaneously while studying B. Sc. and M. Sc.

Mohit Chauhan

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I love San Francisco; it's very hard to compete with San Francisco when it comes to availability of product, but one thing you can't replace about Las Vegas or Miami is people are walking in the door and they want to have a good time.

Michael Mina

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Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

Desi Arnaz

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I used to exist on just two or three hours of sleep, no problem, like sleep wasn't even a thought. Sleep was just like a chore that you had to do late at night.

Christina Tosi

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For me, it's just acting. It's pretending. The best actors are children, and children don't do research. You never see a child going, 'I'm wondering about my motivation here. How can I do this toy? How can I do this train? I don't feel train.'

Brian Cox

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I think a lot of people have an idea of virtual reality from science fiction, books and movies that have been out over the last couple of decades.

Brendan Iribe

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