Rick Perlstein Quotes

I'm a historian. The act of predicting the future discomfits me, in any event - and the bigger the prediction, the more distrusting I am.

Rick Perlstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

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FutureI AmMeMoreActBigger

I've never seen the allure of being famous, because I know what that's like. It's part of work.

Jillian Hervey

WorkFamousKnowNeverBeing Famous

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

Andrew Cuomo

PeopleBadWantRunOfficeMay

When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.

John Lennon

MeSomeoneHelpYouSayJust

When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. This is the time I lived in.

Max Brooks

TimeAmazingThinkDarkLivedEra

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.

Jef I. Richards

TruthTimeAdvertisingStoryCountry

I've been slightly obsessed with paper and notebooks. Among my most precious possessions is a small light-blue, breviary-sized volume - four-and-a-half inches wide, seven inches tall - made by a company called Denbigh.

Michael Dirda

SmallTallCompanyPossessionsPaper

I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song. I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it.

St. Vincent

PeopleSongThinkExplainLeave

Clean air is a basic right. The responsibility to ensure that falls to Congress and the president.

Tom Carper

ResponsibilityCongressCleanRight

I find the positive in the negative all the time. Any time you give something power, it wins, and it can continuously happen, so I just let negative people know they have no place in my life. They have no place around my children.

Monica

LifePositivePowerChildrenTime

To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support.

Brandy Norwood

LoveOpportunityTodaySupportMe

The fans are our fifth member.

Ally Brooke

FansOurMemberFifth

I'm pretty sure I would have managed to over-share no matter what time period I was born in. It's a family thing, too.

Perfume Genius

FamilyTimeBornMatterPrettySure

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