Thomas Frank Quotes

There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery's version of the Barack Obama 'Hope' poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama's Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists' Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration.

Thomas Frank

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 21, 1965

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Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA.

Andrew Mason

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Part of the process is always, 'Is there a better way?' We try to think through if there's something we can do better creatively or technically, or just is more efficient.

John Knoll

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You can create a good impression on yourself by being right, he realizes, but for creating a good impression on others there's nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong.

Michael Frayn

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There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Often, films about people with disabilities are from the outside looking in.

Roger Ross Williams

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I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I've become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful.

Russell Tovey

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If everything could be like 'Forrest Gump,' I'd be happy.

Ross Butler

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I wasn't making any money, but I didn't feel unsuccessful because of that. You can do that in New York but not in Hollywood. In Hollywood, it is how much money you make.

Mary Steenburgen

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It's time Congress got its priorities straight.

Mitch McConnell

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Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach.

Chris Van Hollen

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I know the pain of somebody who's too thin and the pain of somebody that people say is too big.

Tyra Banks

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My belief is that my wife should be at home looking after my kids and cooking and cleaning. She's a very privileged woman to have a husband like me. Not everyone's in her position, but the ones who are are very lucky. That's my opinion.

Tyson Fury

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