Mike McCue Quotes

Journalism is being pushed into a space where I don't think it should ever go, where it's trying to support the monetization model of the Web by driving page views. So what you have is a drop-off of long-form journalism, because long-form pieces are harder to monetize.

Mike McCue

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Don't be too influenced by what's 'in fashion.' Just be a bit more individual about it.

Jenny Packham

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The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If you haven't learnt how to make a fool of yourself, you shouldn't be on the boards. That's absolutely what it's all about.

John Hurt

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The thing I would most like to see invented is a way of teaching children and grown-ups the difference between right and wrong.

Robert Maxwell

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Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove.

Matt Taibbi

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In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.

Stephen Carter

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I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can write and I like to keep moving around. The moment I find myself falling into a necessary routine, I change it. I'd rather not accumulate superstitions.

Stephen Dobyns

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Wow. I am really pretentious.

Rob Corddry

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But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times as smart as a person.

Rudy Rucker

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After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.

Mason Cooley

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When I was younger, people would always say, 'Are you a ballet dancer?' I had that look - one of those skinny kids with my hair in a bun.

Miranda Otto

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Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.

Brooke Shields

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In my home country, which is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world, you're born with the title. You don't get elected. I don't know how the king and queen of Denmark would respond if they suddenly had to do a speech, if the people would vote for them. I don't know how that would end up.

Pilou Asbaek

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