Clay Shirky Quotes

The whole, 'Is the Internet a good thing or a bad thing'? We're done with that. It's just a thing. How to maximise its civic value, its public good - that's the really big challenge.

Clay Shirky

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When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

Jennie Finch

BestDayYouTrainLooksWant

In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life. Hiking does that for me.

John Mackey

LifeTravelMeRealityYouMore

In all the shows I've done, I'm always the first to leave - it's in my make-up.

Matthew Morrison

DoneFirstAlwaysLeaveShows

When I was on 'Doubt' on CBS, there was a 60-second scene, but in that 60 seconds, people were so affected because it was trans women in a very normalized situation.

Angelica Ross

WomenPeopleDoubtSituationBecause

I think you find stories with fresh perspectives, and there can be a danger in the opposite way when you start getting too cynical and things just don't start seeming like stories, and things don't seem exciting anymore. It's like, 'Yep, this is my fourth caucus, and I know everybody and know everything and I am writing just to impress my friends.'

Amy Chozick

I AmWritingStartThinkFriends

The funniest is the moms who get really angry with me, and they bring their kid who's dressed like Deadpool, and he's 9 years old, and they're scolding me that their little kid can't enjoy Deadpool.

Rob Liefeld

AngryMeEnjoyDressedOldKid

You cannot score 10 goals from 10 shots - that's impossible - but I am trying.

Mohamed Salah

GoalsI AmImpossibleTryingYouAm

In ballet class, I felt like Ralph Wiggum.

Josh Groban

ClassLikeBalletFeltRalph

With comedies, often shorter is better. You don't want to outstay your welcome.

Christopher Miller

WelcomeBetterYouWantYourOften

Great teachers transcend ideology.

Suzanne Fields

GreatTeachersIdeologyTranscend

I can perform easily; I don't mind getting up in front of people at all. I've always sung and felt confident about that, and guitar playing isn't a stretch, but songwriting is. We all have our challenges in what we do, and that's mine.

Shawn Colvin

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When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.

Thomas Haden Church

PilotProtectFirstDidVeryMoved

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