Stephen Kinzer Quotes

Only one American has given his life for Iranian democracy. He was a young idealist from Nebraska named Howard Baskerville. In 1907, fresh out of Princeton, Baskerville went to Iran as a schoolteacher. He found himself in the midst of a revolution against tyranny, and was carried away with passion for the democratic cause.

Stephen Kinzer

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 4, 1951

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I didn't know what kind of jobs, because how was I prepared? At best, I would be an AB in English.

John C. Hawkes

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After 'Don't Play Us Cheap,' I got very busy with theater and Wall Street.

Melvin Van Peebles

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I was in awe of my father. His generosity was beyond anything I ever could imagine. The reason I say he's like Don Corleone is he was always breaking off hundreds. I'd be like, 'Hey Dad, I'm going to McDonald's with my friends,' and he'd just whip out a hundred: 'Here, go, have fun.'

Maz Jobrani

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It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into.

John McCarthy

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'Jackass: The Movie' is great. I think it's in the tradition of physical comedy, which I'm really interested in. Its relationship to gravity, and how gravity acts on the body.

Matthew Barney

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Government has a rightful role, but not an excessive role, to play.

Jeff Fortenberry

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But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

Steve Jobs

BusinessThinkRealityAppleSay

I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching.

Stephen Covey

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Art consists of reshaping life, but it does not create life nor cause life.

Stanley Kubrick

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There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told, and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

Tom Clancy

PeopleNeedTwoOutKindsWho

Money: power at its most liquid.

Mason Cooley

PowerMoneyMostLiquid

Banning hate speech doesn't end racism or antisemitism. Social pressure does that. It becomes socially unacceptable.

Mona Eltahawy

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