Russell Smith Quotes

It's great that I can look up a fact instantly on my cellphone, but I miss the days in my room with a dog-eared, text-heavy paperback, immersed in the statistics of crime and punishment and lunacy, completely alone with the narrative of human depravity.

Russell Smith

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I wanted to remind myself and others of the old Jim Crow, so that we can remind ourselves that we're still living in the new Jim Crow. I feel it's important to dress in the fashion of the times.

Jidenna

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It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All those Coasters things are an amalgam of Yiddish and black humor.

Jerry Leiber

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I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.

Travis Barker

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Saudi Arabia was, until just a few years ago, probably one of the most safe countries on earth. And now the paper is daily full of activities and shootouts between Islamists who supported Osama bin Laden and the government there.

Michael Scheuer

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I don't have a room full of writers pitching ideas. It's just me out of my head.

Louis C. K.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck could run for vice president.

Joy Behar

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I've always said I never want to wear another uniform. I've always said that I owe it to the fans to retire as a Packer. I feel like I can still play, but if I can't play for my organization, then I can't play for anyone else.

Donald Driver

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I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life.

Claudio Ranieri

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Honor thy error as a hidden intention.

Brian Eno

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If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.

Sylvester Stallone

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This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it.

Peter Bondra

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For me, growing up and going to school and not seeing any anti-bullying posters and not hearing people talk about bullying was very desolate.

Shane Koyczan

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