Clay Shirky Quotes

Think about spam filters; if email didn't come from someone that someone you know knows, that's an important signal, and one we could embed in the environment; we just don't. I just want the world to be filtered through my social graph.

Clay Shirky

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WorldThinkSomeoneEnvironmentYou

I've never made a record that I'm ashamed of.

Steve Earle

NeverAshamedMadeRecord

Overall, I adhere to the one guiding rule any author writing historical fiction should follow: whatever you describe has to be possible. It may not be common, obvious, or even all that probable, but it absolutely has to be possible.

Stephanie Laurens

WritingYouPossibleFollowWhatever

If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.

Tony Snow

DayThinkIndependenceAmericaYou

In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind.

Tony Blair

FutureHistoryTimeMomentChoices

As a heavyweight, I've not missed dieting. Those days where you're sore or tired, it makes me feel happy to know I can eat a bar of chocolate.

Tony Bellew

TiredHappyMeChocolateFeelYou

When I landed the first 900 at the XGames, it was just - it was a personal achievement. It was something that I have strived for for years and years and years, and in a lot of ways had given up on it. But I just didn't think of the resonance that would have.

Tony Hawk

AchievementThinkPersonalFirstUp

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.

Mira Nair

AloneMeFeelYouLightsChristmas

I've been on big tours ever since I started, but you can't just go out there and headline, you have to do it right.

Miranda Lambert

YouGoRightOutBigStarted

A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message.

Drew Barrymore

MeaningfulJustMessageSoulful

I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world.

Dorothy Hamill

AloneGreatMeWorldLovedNobody

I believe that there will be many things that happen to me in my life that I will not be able to explain. Some of those might be magic. I'm not sure.

Chris Van Allsburg

LifeMeBelieveMy LifeMagicWill

I collect watches because I'm always late, and I need to know exactly how late I'm going to be - in order to come up with a good excuse.

Colin Hanks

GoodWatchesLateKnowNeedAlways

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