Matt Taibbi Quotes

George Bush and John Ashcroft were religious in a scary way, but the rational among us could always take heart that, deep down, the Bush administration was more cynical than messianic.

Matt Taibbi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HeartDeepDownWayMoreScary

If someone ever decides to tell my story, it will make for a typical masala movie.

Adnan Sami

StorySomeoneWillTellMakeMovie

Since September 11th, federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and more than half of them have been convicted.

Jim Sensenbrenner

TerrorismMoreAgainstSeptember

We have these weapons of mass destruction on every street corner, and they're called donuts, cheeseburgers, French fries, potato chips, junk food. Our kids are living on a junk food diet.

Joel Fuhrman

FoodDietStreetLivingFrench Fries

It ends up being a terrible movie if you try and please everyone.

Jennifer Coolidge

YouPlease EveryoneTryEveryoneUp

Many people assume the diseases that kill us are pre-programmed into our genes. High blood pressure by 55, heart attacks at 60, maybe cancer at 70, and so on... But for most of the leading causes of death, our genes usually account for only 10-20 per cent of risk.

Michael Greger

HeartDeathPeoplePressureBlood

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.

Sophocles

WisdomManYouDrinkMoreHim

Shirley Temple had charisma as a child. But it cleared up as an adult.

Totie Fields

ChildTempleUpAdultCharismaHad

I have always enjoyed dressing up, but I don't do it as often as I would want to, because it's time consuming.

Shreya Ghoshal

TimeWantAlwaysDressingUpWould

I was a college dropout, hitchhiking across the Midwest. That was part of the old, adventurous spirit.

Tom Brokaw

CollegeSpiritOldAdventurousPart

There's a richness that reading gives you, an opportunity to probe more than any other medium I know of. Reading is about not being content with the surface.

Maryanne Wolf

OpportunityReadingYouKnowMore

This president has said this has to be a priority for our nation, protecting our food supply from terrorist acts, so he continues to provide the funding that is necessary.

Mike Johanns

FoodSaidPresidentNationSupply

When you are open about your things, people feel more able to talk to you. I think that's a nice thing, because people get help and don't feel so isolated.

Lucy Davis

PeopleThinkFeelHelpYouNice

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