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Richard Powers Quotes

We will live with racism for ever. But senses of self, senses of belonging, senses of us and of others? Those are up for grabs.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 18, 1957

Topics

Live Racism Self Belonging Will Up

I was born in Yangzhou, China, two years after World War II ended. I was 5 when my family escaped to Taiwan. Eight years later, we moved to Japan.

Family War World Born World War II

I'm pretty self-critical about everything I've ever done: stand-up, 'SNL.'

Done Everything Pretty Self-Critical

I do think that books, good books, free you. They make you feel a citizen of the world and things like class, sex and age don't matter. They're the greatest leveler.

Good Age World Free Think You

When I'm shooting a movie, I'm always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

Respect People Weekend Week Movies

One of my biggest fears when I see really bad people on T.V. is that I don't know how they got there.

People Bad People Bad Know See Got

Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing other entertainment. Admit that TV and games can do things books can't.

Reading Media Attention Television

I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in tune.

Learning Childhood Understand Try

It always trips me out that America, the most powerful and magnificent nation in the history of the world, whose might was built by immigrants from all over the world, only speaks one language.

History Me World Language Powerful

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.

Fear People Energy Think Better You

The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.

William Henry Ashley

Beautiful River Yellowstone Navigate

I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous.

Serena Williams

Love Nervous More Tennis Get Easier

Amazon is now the definitive source for data about whole sets of products - fungible consumer products. EBay is the authoritative source for the secondary market of those products. Google is the authority for information about facts, but they're relatively undifferentiated.

Facts Data Information Now Authority

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