Jonathan Franzen Quotes

The radical otherness of birds is integral to their beauty and their value. They are always among us but never of us. Their indifference to us ought to serve as a chastening reminder that we're not the measure of all things.

Jonathan Franzen

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BeautyValueBirdsMeasureNeverUs

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.

John Barton

PoetryReadingConversationSometimes

I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's support. If I were to complain, that would be real sad. How dare I?

John David Washington

FatherSadSupportPeoplePresent

Freedom is a struggle, and we do it together. Not only together as black citizens, but black and white together.

Andrew Young

Black And WhiteFreedomStruggleOnly

I think the challenge for all technology companies is to modify what they're doing to be what the market needs at that point.

John Collison

TechnologyChallengeThinkDoing

The quality of American patents has been deteriorating for years; they are increasingly issued for products and processes that are not truly innovative - things like the queuing system for Netflix, which was patented in 2003. Yes, it makes renting movies a snap, but was it really a breakthrough deserving patent protection?

Robert Pozen

QualityAmericanMoviesNetflixYes

People who think it doesn't matter who owns our auto industry are flat wrong.

Robert Lutz

PeopleThinkWrongMatterIndustry

I feel like my career has been a series of glowing obituaries.

Michael Ian Black

FeelCareerI Feel LikeBeenLike

I was kind of a spastic, creative kid.

Tony Hale

CreativeKindKid

I've always been an engineer devoted to the potential of advanced technologies. Like most engineers, I have a keen sense of curiosity and a deep desire to learn. Garmin was my first entrepreneurial endeavour, and it has been an incredible journey.

Min Kao

JourneyCuriosityDeepLearnDesire

If you're going to go out doing something, you might as well be fighting for your country or fighting for your life.

Brantley Gilbert

LifeFightingDoingYouCountryGo

It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

Archie Panjabi

SuccessHeartNameBendMightyOut

The painter, sculptor, writer, and musician are protected by law. So are inventors. But the chef has absolutely no redress for plagiarism on his work; on the contrary, the more the latter is liked and appreciated, the more will people clamour for his recipes.

Auguste Escoffier

WorkPeopleLawChefWillMore

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