Michael Dirda Quotes

I love the look of books published by the firm of Rupert Hart-Davis: They strike me as handsome, elegant, and inviting. I'll pick up almost anything with that imprint, especially if it's in a jacket or priced low.

Michael Dirda

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LoveMeHandsomeLookStrikeJacket

If you don't learn from your mistakes, then they become regrets.

John Cena

MistakesLearnYouBecomeRegrets

I write, and I sing, and I play a little guitar. I mean, it's tiny. Ba-dump-bum!

John Cho

GuitarPlayMeanWriteLittleSing

UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport.

Michael Bisping

JobPeopleBrandKnowDoneYears

Do I like how digital films look? Sometimes, but sometimes it looks flat, and ugly.

John Waters

UglyLookLooksSometimesDigital

Books externalise our brains and turn our homes into thinking bodies.

John Updike

ThinkingTurnBrainsBooksOur

Everyone wants to be an arena act, and it's making country music evolve. People are cutting things more for that arena environment. But who's to say that that is a sign of any more of a successful career than what James Taylor has been able to do, when he still comes and plays the Ryman every two years?

Tracy Lawrence

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I like to try new things.

Rufus Wainwright

New ThingsNewTryThingsLike

This urbanization that's taking place around the world is very real. But if it's people that are seeking an urbanized environment out of desperation, that's not going to be helpful long term.

Mick Cornett

PeopleWorldEnvironmentLongPlace

We are in a diversity age. I talk about the lack of diversity for black Americans, but what about the Asian Americans? You don't see them very often. They have a show called 'Fresh off the Boat.' No one is talking about that show. I saw it, and I found that show completely offensive, but I'm not Asian American.

Mike Colter

AgeDiversityBoatBlackAmerican

Pretend and real are all real to a psychopath.

Lorraine Toussaint

RealPretend

One day, I'll be photographing Kate Moss in Paris, then I'll be on Stephanie Seymour's ranch with her hundred horses wondering what exactly it is I'm doing there.

Juergen Teller

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The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.

Joichi Ito

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