Jon Ronson Quotes

Everyone's constantly scrambling around trying to justify their own cruel behavior, trying to come up with psychological tricks to make themselves not feel bad.

Jon Ronson

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BehaviorFeelTryingBadUpOwn

The first CD that I ever bought was 'Britney Spears.' It was at a 7-Eleven and I was like, 'Can I get this?' It was literally her EP and I picked it up and, of course, I fell in love with her. It was an early crush for me.

Joe Jonas

LoveMeEarlyFirstCrushUp

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on the path towards democracy it was about to have just before I arrived, the first elections for a civilian president in more than 9 years.

John Negroponte

PathDemocracySmallBackCountry

I backpacked around the world and went to places like Mexico City and Pakistan, where I'm like, 'Oh. Things aren't quite as good.'

Jeffrey Skoll

GoodCityWorldPlacesMexicoWhere

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

Jeff Bezos

GoodBusinessWhyQuestionCommon

You know why kids don't eat fruits? Because fruits don't have any mascots. Every sugary cereal has a bear or a rabbit going , 'Kid! Eat it! Eat it, eat it, eat it!' You're a kid, you're like, 'I got to get that cereal.'

Tony Rock

YouKnowWhyBearKidEat

If the Islamic State is losing, if they are defeated in Iraq and Syria, or in Libya, which is maybe their most dangerous and most well-developed cell today, then they won't inspire nearly so many attacks.

Tom Cotton

TodayLosingInspireDangerousSyria

I just think that people should be in charge of their own bodies.

Michelle Phillips

PeopleThinkOwnChargeJustShould

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

Lou Holtz

LifeEnthusiasmJust

I always say that the largest party in every country - the largest opposition group in every country - is the youth party.

Jared Cohen

YouthPartyCountrySayGroupEvery

I have a penchant for playing characters that have been victimized repeatedly and still stood their ground and still remained unembittered.

Drea De Matteo

GroundPlayingBeenStillCharacters

Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some of the greatest political and military leaders of all time, such as Alexander the Great, Pericles of Athens, Hannibal of Carthage, and Julius Caesar of Rome, were all pagans, or else living in a pagan society.

Brendan Myers

GreatTimeSocietyNamePolitical

A hardware startup with a lot of funding and a lot of momentum has a lot less risk.

Brendan Iribe

MomentumRiskHardwareFundingLess

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