Mary Gaitskill Quotes

I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it.

Mary Gaitskill

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AgeLovedAnythingLevelAboveEven

Before we had the Internet, I organized a fax campaign against the first Iraq war. We blasted faxes to the hotel where James Baker and Tariq Aziz were having their final meeting before the two sides went to war. Much more recently, I co-founded Avaaz and Get Up, which inspired the creation of Purpose.

Jeremy Heimans

PurposeWarInternetHotelMeeting

Much of the lifeblood of blogs is search engines - more than half the traffic for most blogs.

Matt Mullenweg

SearchTrafficMoreHalfMostThan

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

Jeff Miller

HumbleReligionGovernmentDemocracy

Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.

Amber Valletta

GoodDreamsFutureArtPastPresent

I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran politically, not only in Iran, but in the Middle East.

Shohreh Aghdashloo

EducationHigher EducationMiddle

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.

Mary Ritter Beard

BeautyLearnSeeMustDelicateLike

How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them?

Molly Ivins

TexasTryingAlwaysWindsUpCome

The first commercial judge in Medina was a woman!

Mohammad bin Salman

WomanJudgeFirstCommercial

I experienced how foreign aid for large-scale vaccination projects helps to save the life of children and thus give a real input to growth and to escaping poverty.

Jonas Gahr Store

LifeGrowthChildrenPovertyReal

TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please.

Dick Wolf

PeopleStand UpForwardStandStop

I'd love to be a man for a day, just to see what it's like.

Brittany Murphy

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I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish.

Ashanti

MottoThinkTryingYouAccomplish

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