Janine di Giovanni Quotes

In Iraq during the days of Saddam, I had a government minder who followed me everywhere, reported on my activities.

Janine di Giovanni

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There are a lot of people I dislike in the world. I mean, a lot. I don't follow any of them on Twitter.

John Gruber

PeopleWorldMeanFollowDislike

I thought boxing was stupid.

John G. Avildsen

StupidThoughtBoxing

There's a lot of things I nerd out over. Quantum Mechanics. I also love Dungeons and Dragons. I want to be an astronaut.

Analeigh Tipton

LoveWantOverOutDragonsQuantum

Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.

Stendhal

FashionNothingObsoleteHideous

We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad - amazing breakthroughs, such as a new gadget that gets released, or catastrophic failures, like a plane crash.

Steven Johnson

GoodFocusAmazingMediaBadNew

Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.

Sigrid

FriendTeamCoolDownWayWrite

The Haiti that has been waiting for help and not moving no longer exists. Enough handouts; we need hands up. Enough aid; we need trade.

Michel Martelly

WaitingMovingEnoughHelpHandsUp

I don't care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.

Mitski

MusicCareNewEmotionAnything

Architecture struck me between the eye and the eyeball.

Louis Kahn

ArchitectureMeEyeBetweenStruck

Excuses destroy success every time.

Jon Taffer

SuccessTimeExcusesDestroyEvery

Jake Gyllenhaal is such a nice guy.

Jolene Purdy

NiceGuyNice Guy

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

Bonnie Raitt

MeThinkPushLivingRelationships

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