John Shelton Reed Quotes

But I still do believe that there are useful things to say about Elvis Presley, including what his own ordinariness as a poor Southerner says about 20th-century hero-making.

John Shelton Reed

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
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  • Birth: 1942

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BelieveSayPoorOwnThingsStill

If there's one thing this team doesn't lack, it's competitiveness and a desire to win. No matter if we come off a win or come off a loss, it seems like we don't really care. We're always motivated to win.

Megan Rapinoe

TeamWinCareLossDesireMatter

I think the general anxiety of the 1960s - '70s spawned our interest in the living dead. When people worry about the end of their world, they need a safe vessel for all their fears. Zombies provide that vessel because they're 'safe.'

Max Brooks

PeopleWorldThinkEndAnxietyNeed

There's a difference between being an actress who can sing and being a Sally Song-and-Dance.

Anna Kendrick

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Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.

John Updike

GovernmentMadnessOrganizedPeculiar

The greatness of this country lies in how every single person can exercise their right to be himself or herself.

Tsai Ing-wen

GreatnessExerciseCountryPerson

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Mary Lou Retton

BestSimpleChoicesPersonTryBeen

Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in.

Masayoshi Son

ResponsibilityI AmRevolutionSocial

As the urgency of the threat presented by Islamic extremism grows, we cannot afford to have the commander-in-chief issue executive orders in direct contravention of laws that he enacted.

Mike Pompeo

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Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.

Marvin Olasky

BaseballSpringToughRulesReturn

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

Micky Dolenz

LittleInfluencesWereBerryChuck

Anybody against women, against the ERA, should never be voted into office again.

Liz Carpenter

WomenNeverOfficeAgainstAgain

I liked the idea of exposing the beams in collaborative novel. And there are many - especially in the crime world - there are many people working together: James Patterson and his stable of sub authors; and then there are like Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman and Jason Starr.

Lisa Lutz

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