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Trevor Paglen Quotes

I think mass surveillance is a bad idea because a surveillance society is one in which people understand that they are constantly monitored.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1974

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People Society Think Bad Understand

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting part of it. I hadn't found anything that really allowed me to do that until I came upon acting.

Me Reach Acting Down Emotions Rock

I am privileged to be the heir to huge wealth, and I regard myself as a custodian of that money for the benefit of people who need it more than I do.

John Paul Getty Jr.

Myself Money I Am People Wealth Who

One thing that's always been important to me is to try and build a tool kit, drumming-wise, that was diverse and wide-ranging in terms of what I played.

Me Important Build Try Always Tool

I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.

Work Poetry Acting Joke Out Used

If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?'

Work Money Me Action Choices Better

Whenever something happens that makes me laugh or if I remember something in the middle of the night that I want to share, I jot the experience down.

Experience Me Night Laugh Remember

This sounds crazy, but I know so many famous people, I'm just not intimidated by anyone. I feel really comfortable with it.

People Crazy Famous Feel Know Just

I'm a professional model, but I still take crappy selfies.

Lucky Blue Smith

Professional Take Still Model Crappy

Dealers always like to sell chairs in sets of four, six, or eight. And they charge a premium for supplying the whole set. Individual chairs, though, go for much lower prices, and if you carry around a reference photo of the chairs you want, you may be able to build up a cut-price collection, chair by chair.

Chair You Go Want Build Individual

The Golden Rule will always be good advice!

Good Advice Good Advice Golden Will

A hot, deep bowl of venison chili is as close to manna from Heaven as you're likely to find in deer camp.

Deep You Find Heaven Deer Hot

I know that some things are beyond our control, some illnesses are beyond our control, we get sick, we don't know why. But let's pledge to do whatever we can to avoid those high medical bills.

Medical Control Sick Know Why High

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