Clive Thompson Quotes

I lust after iPods or Mini Coopers not because they're unique, but because they've been so artfully made that I couldn't imagine doing it better myself.

Clive Thompson

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MyselfBetterDoingUniqueLust

I don't have the energy or the mental security to get involved with all that. I think it's a good idea to be able to disappear into the story, so that the first thing the audience sees isn't you, but the part.

Jeremy Northam

GoodEnergyStoryThinkYouFirst

I've been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won - for 'Top Chef' - the only time I didn't go.

Andy Cohen

TimeChefGoTopOnlyBeen

Everybody want famous, like me to be a famous director.

Andrew Lau

MeFamousWantDirectorLike

It looks like I've been smart about it, but truly, I've been incredibly lucky to have the right people notice me and want to work with me.

John Krasinski

WorkSmartPeopleMeLooksWant

Politics is never a victory, it's just the remorseless grinding forward of events.

Robert Harris

PoliticsVictoryForwardNeverJust

We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates.

Jean-Claude Juncker

MoneyHighAttractInterestRussian

Seriously, American pop culture must be the most predominant force on the planet, next to pollution and poverty.

Johnny Colt

CultureAmericanPovertyPollution

As an actor, you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a long time and consistently working and just be totally artistically unfulfilled.

Mike Colter

WorkBusinessTimeLongYouWant

Data adds concrete information to a teacher's observations and intuition, but it will never replace experience, personal relationships, and cultural understanding.

Jose Ferreira

TeacherExperienceUnderstandingData

I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.

Cobi Jones

JusticeExperienceWordsWorldFirst

I'm not happy unless I have a pen in my hand, it's really that simple.

Anthony Horowitz

SimpleHappyPenHandReallyUnless

I'd aspired to give people a profound education - to teach them something substantial. But the data was at odds with this idea.

Sebastian Thrun

EducationPeopleDataTeachOdds

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