Trevor Paglen Quotes

Infrastructures of power always inhabit the surface of the earth somehow, or the skies above the earth. They're material things, always, and even though the metaphors we use to describe them are often immaterial - for example, we might describe the Internet as the Cloud or cyberspace - those metaphors are wildly misleading.

Trevor Paglen

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PowerInternetCloudEarthSkies

I looked up at my mom, and I was like, 'Well, Mom, uh, when you really think about it, C's aren't really that bad. C's are average.' And I've never seen my mom so upset, to this day. I just saw this flash of fire in her eyes, and she yelled, 'Average? You are never allowed to be average, because you look like me.'

Jessica Williams

EyesDayFireMeMomThink

It'll keep you alive for another 10 years if you get yourself a laugh once a day: either provoke it, or look around in the wildest laboratory in the world, the public.

Jerry Lewis

DayYourselfWorldLaughYouLook

I have very strong feelings about what modern fame means, and the toxicity of it.

Andrew Garfield

StrongFeelingsFameModernMeans

The FBI was formed because the gangsters were better armed, better financed.

Michael Horse

BetterFBIBecauseGangstersWere

As millions of Americans look for work, the Obama campaign and Democrats are attempting to distract attention away from this administration's dismal record. The attack they have launched against Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about facing him in the general election.

Jeb Bradley

WorkAttentionLookElectionHim

With age comes a greater understanding and a greater worldview.

Michael Connelly

AgeUnderstandingGreaterWorldview

Some eco groups suggest that as many as 73 million sharks are killed globally every year. Hammerheads, blue sharks, mako sharks - they're disappearing, and they ain't coming back.

Stephen Rodrick

BlueYearBackSharksComingSome

A book's title is vital.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

BookTitleVital

Punk was a protest against work and against boredom. It was a sign of life, a rant, a scream, a rejection of bourgeois morals. But have things improved since then? Arguably, they've got worse.

Tom Hodgkinson

LifeWorkMoralsRejectionBoredom

We were never a frivolous band; we prided ourselves on having something to say, and I think that's what gives your songs longevity.

Dolores O'Riordan

ThinkSayNeverBandLongevityYour

I do not need a lot of money to be happy.

Debra Winger

MoneyHappyBe HappyNeedLot

I think Green Day's 'American Idiot' is probably the best comeback or mid-career record that any band has done.

Brian Fallon

BestDayGreenComebackThinkIdiot

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