Matt Taibbi Quotes

I try to be outraged by things that other people are just very accepting of, as though they're normal and can't be changed. A lot of what I write about is, 'Hey, you know, this stuff is really awful, and it doesn't need to be, and that's why it's so offensive.' Things should be better.

Matt Taibbi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 2, 1970

Topics

PeopleBetterYouKnowWhyTry

The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews... those are the stories of my life. I am telling the stories of my life in a true way.

Joe Bastianich

LifeFoodI AmFreeWineMy Life

Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.

John Ortberg

GodMindNobodyHumanFirstUp

Death by plane crash scares me. I travel a lot, and when you hit turbulence, and post 9/11, that's in the back of my mind a bit.

Robert Englund

TravelDeathMindMeYouBack

America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people. The image of the Statue of Liberty with Emma Lazarus' famous poem. She lifts her lamp and welcomes people to the golden shore, where they will not experience prejudice because of the color of their skin, the religious faith that they follow.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

FaithExperiencePeopleColorSkin

I do think that being a sort of celebrity and being well off does give me some responsibility.

Ruth Rendell

ResponsibilityMeThinkCelebrity

Nothing is ever ideal. You have to work all the same.

Rumaan Alam

WorkYouNothingSameIdealEver

In 2013, the 76ers hired Sam Hinkie as general manager and president of basketball operations.

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

BasketballManagerPresidentGeneral

Our job in gospel is not going away. It's a sustainable genre. It sells - without question.

Marvin Sapp

JobQuestionWithoutAwayGoingOur

The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.

Christian Bale

SleepingMorePleasureObsession

Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.

Brandon Victor Dixon

MusicThinkLegendEnoughCredit

Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in 'Rain Man' as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions.

Bonnie Hunt

RainManMeMoreStartedSaw

The march to our duty here, not merely to ourselves, but to our surroundings, must proceed. God wills it.

William H. O'Connell

GodMarchDutySurroundingsHere

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