Matt Taibbi Quotes

John Boehner is the ultimate Beltway hack, a man whose unmatched and self-serving skill at political survival has made him, after two decades in Washington, the hairy blue mold on the American congressional sandwich.

Matt Taibbi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManBlueAmericanPoliticalSurvival

The essence of Ferguson is the spirit of the people, and I'm so happy to see the spirit because I haven't seen it like that since the Civil Rights Movement.

Jim Brown

HappyPeopleCivil RightsMovement

As a writer who has struggled with depression, the question is one that has long troubled me. Should I resist treatment, on the off-chance my creative output will somehow be affected?

Andrew Shaffer

DepressionCreativeMeLongWill

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

John Muir

NatureStrengthBeautyHealthSoul

In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat.

Anna Quindlen

FamilyTimePeopleBreadMeatOlder

I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it.

John Rocha

I AmFashionI CanKnowExpertLike

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.

Stephen Fry

SayingWonderSometimesTreasonHigh

We talk a lot about individual rights, but in fact Americans are very willing to give up our individual rights if it means our property values will be protected, and so on.

Robert D. Kaplan

ValuesWillTalkIndividualProperty

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

Rod McKuen

GivingInjusticeAcceptGiftsAlmost

I am jealous of Jessica Biel because that Justin Timberlake is hot as anything.

Ross Mathews

I AmJealousHotAnythingBecause

Our goal is not to completely eradicate the infection - that would be very difficult - but to produce a vaccine that will prevent not infection but disease. I think this is more possible.

Luc Montagnier

ThinkGoalWillPossibleDifficult

I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the kitchen, requests come at you from all sides. You're doing the job of two - you have to be highly organised.

Cherie Lunghi

TimeWalkJobMeKitchenParent

The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal.

Winnie Byanyima

PeopleWorldParisChinaClearRole

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