Susan Orlean Quotes

To my great surprise, Twitter is not housed in a silver pod that orbits Earth at supersonic speeds, vacuuming up and then dispersing digital bits of worldwide chitchat; it's in a big, bland office building in downtown San Francisco, near a bowling alley and an Old Navy.

Susan Orlean

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GreatBuildingSurpriseEarthSilver

Sometimes, when you look at an adviser's failings or perceived failings, I think the tough question you have to ask as a journalist is, 'What does this say about the president?'

Jodi Kantor

ToughThinkYouLookSometimesSay

It's one of the most basic laws of human nature, isn't it? The more we are denied something, the more we want it. The more silence given to this or that topic, the more power.

Jill McCorkle

NaturePowerSilenceHuman Nature

I'm going to love my daughters; I'm going to love them no matter what they do. Because, you know what, God gives me unconditional love. I'm going to give it to my family and my friends and the people around me.

John Kasich

FamilyLoveGodPeopleMeFriends

To me, the most important thing is to wear something that I love and feel comfortable in, and Christmas is a great opportunity to get one of my old favourites out.

Amber Le Bon

LoveOpportunityGreatMeFeelOut

A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.

Stendhal

HappinessWomanWiseNeverAlways

The day I worry about cleaning my house is the day Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

Roseanne Barr

DayWorryHouseCleaningRidingOut

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

Luciano Pavarotti

LifeMusicPassionPlaceMy OwnOwn

My life at home gives me absolute joy. There are some days when, as soon as you've finished cooking breakfast and cleaning up the kitchen, it's time to start lunch, and by the time you've done that, you're doing dinner and thinking, 'There has to be a menu we can order from.'

Julia Roberts

LifeHomeTimeCookingJoyLunch

The ad revenues still go up because nothing dependably delivers the eyeballs that successful series do.

Dick Wolf

GoNothingUpSuccessfulBecauseAd

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

Dennis Farina

BusinessTimeRealityLongYou

Every moment is as real as every other. Every 'now,' when you say, 'This is the real moment,' is as real as every other 'now' - and therefore all the moments are just out there. Just as every location in space is out there, I think every moment in time is out there, too.

Brian Greene

TimeMomentSpaceThinkMomentsYou

Supposedly, going to war initiates you into this gnostic priesthood of people who've had a liminal experience forever separating them from civilians. Except... you go there, and it is what it is. A form of human activity as varied as any other.

Phil Klay

ExperienceWarPeopleYouGoHuman

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