Nick Turse Quotes

Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on your doorstep - not once in a blue moon, but once a month or a week or a day.

Nick Turse

Recitation: by Male by Female

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DayWarBlueMoonWeekYou

I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?

Jessica Savitch

CakeReadyKnowOffOnlyMeans

I can do the tricks and I can skate. I have great skating skills and artistry and well-choreographed programs. For me, the biggest obstacle is just bringing it all together.

Jeremy Abbott

GreatTogetherMeI CanSkillsJust

Coming from an immigrant background, where a lot of parents don't want their kids to be comedians, success was just showing my mom that I could make a living. I was like, if I can get my mom off my back, that was my success.

Maz Jobrani

SuccessParentsMomBackI CanWant

Language thus becomes monumental because of the mutations of advertising.

Robert Smithson

AdvertisingLanguageBecauseBecomes

Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.

Rob James-Collier

InterestingYouPlayWillTellMost

I can't pull off blond, but I got some blond tips. Which is as close as I'll ever come to being in a '90s boy band.

Ron Livingston

BoyBandBeingOffComePull

I never sought to play monsters in films.

Doug Jones

PlayNeverMonstersSoughtFilms

It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine.

Shakira

MyselfDayCaringSpeakTalkingYou

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

Thomas Hobbes

WisdomLawLegalAuthorityMakes

Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!

Rick Perry

MomentAmericaAdmitOurNational

Your own experience keeps taking you towards something. My book adds the hope that it's a better something.

Moon Unit Zappa

HopeExperienceBookBetterYouOwn

It's important to know when your work is done.

Mark V. Hurd

WorkKnowDoneImportantYour

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