Susan Orlean Quotes

Here's a habit I never thought I'd develop: I gravitate to anything online that's marked 'most popular' or 'most e-mailed.' And I hate myself a little bit every time I do.

Susan Orlean

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So many people wait around for funding, and if they're unsuccessful, they don't make the film; if you've got a good idea, that seems so pointless. There's always a way of doing it; you've just got to find it.

Joel Edgerton

GoodPeopleWaitDoingYouFind

In the remaining months, we should focus on achieving more robust international involvement in training of Iraqi soldiers, police officers, judges, teachers, and doctors - all key elements needed to end the sectarian and civil conflict and build Iraq's future.

John Olver

FutureFocusPoliceTrainingKey

The Internet is the last place where there is actually a free market on Earth.

Jeff Berwick

FreeInternetPlaceEarthMarket

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

Robert A. Heinlein

PersonClothingSeeYesHowArticle

When monetary policy destroys the currency, it always destroys the middle class.

Ron Paul

ClassAlwaysPolicyMiddleCurrency

The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have long been available in cases involving illegal drugs and organized crime.

Mike Simpson

TechnologyIntelligenceBetterTools

Art, like science, progresses, and to me it's bizarre that a lot of acclaimed and popular and respectable books are not advancing the art form.

David Shields

ScienceArtMeBooksLikeAdvancing

In the university library, we know when a book has been used in a class or put on reserve... or while it was out, did somebody call it back in. It turns out to be a pretty good indicator of how relevant the work is at that time.

David Weinberger

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Emotions aren't the obstacles to a successful negotiation; they are the means.

Christopher Voss

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You read a lot of pilots during pilot season, and not all of them really grab you.

Brandon Jay McLaren

YouPilotSeasonPilotsReadGrab

Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby.

Bobby Hull

ThinkPressureBackBoyKidPretty

I think effeminacy is something that's really important to talk about in the context of gay media representations and in terms of the gay experience at large.

Peter Paige

ExperienceThinkMediaGayImportant

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