John Ridley Quotes

Bad news: Complainers are rewarded for complaining. Indicative of the victim culture in which we live, people have not only come to expect something for nothing, but are then rewarded for how loudly they can ventilate their sense of having been victims of fraud.

John Ridley

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A winning effort begins with preparation.

Joe Gibbs

EffortPreparationWinningBegins

When people heard id Software's being acquired, everybody just assumed it would be Activision or EA. Why would we even consider going with a publisher that wasn't of that same size?

John Carmack

PeopleWhySoftwareSameSizeGoing

I grew up in a very, very diverse neighborhood back home in Maryland. And when I see that on TV shows, it makes me want to watch it, personally. I just gravitate towards that.

Jermaine Fowler

HomeMeBackWantSeeI See

As a society, we must not allow human rights abuses to go unnoticed and undocumented; it is a vital mission to fight ignorance of these tragic events.

Andy Dunn

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In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines.

Michael Behe

MachinesStructuresSimplyProteins

Before I had satellite radio installed in my car, I thought I would lose my mind listening to commercials and having limited choices on the dial. Your car is your home in L.A., so you've got to have some good stuff to listen to.

Amy Landecker

GoodHomeCarMindListeningLose

Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help.

Anand Giridharadas

WorkNatureQuestionsHelpWay

Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' influenced me. 'Ziggy Stardust' influenced Johnny Ramone a lot, especially his guitar parts.

Tommy Ramone

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A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life.

Robin G. Collingwood

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I can't write about rich people having relationship problems and breaking up in New York. I don't know that world of Terrence McNally. I knew I had to write people who talk the way I talk. And they talked very different than Terrence McNally.

Lucy Alibar

RelationshipNew YorkPeopleWorld

I lean towards traditionally what people would consider the more negative side of life.

Josh Silver

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I can't think of a community that couldn't benefit from communal thinking.

Christina Tosi

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