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Mark Kurlansky Quotes

In the course of my research, I've read a lot of incredibly bad books - mostly by academics. I'm puzzled as to just why their writing is so terrible. These are smart people, after all.

Mark Kurlansky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1948

Topics

Smart People Research Writing Bad

Lauren Bacall, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon - they're all gone now, but I was so impressed by them.

John Heard

Now Gone Impressed Jack Them Lauren

I used the Internet as a vehicle to get places not many people did before.

Jeffree Star

People Internet Places Used Get Did

To have come of age during and after the global financial crisis of 2008 is to belong to a generation often unable to do what an American could once expect, and to do what was once expected: Get a job, pay off student loans, and find a place of your own.

Anand Giridharadas

Age Job Generation American Find

I'm glad many Jews attend Knick games.

Amar'e Stoudemire

Games Jews Glad Many Attend

Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality.

Sloane Crosley

Trees Reality Growing Brains Like

I don't want any more concentration camps for animals that are cruelly treated, force-fed to fatten themselves up for our consumption.

Steve Wynn

Animals Want More Up Concentration

I'm really domestic.

Sienna Miller

Domestic Really

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.

Ronny Cox

Want Will Days Call Even Anytime

For Punjabis like me, we have to work a little harder on our body.

Mona Singh

Work Me Body Little Like Our

It's hard for people who come from traditional homes to take women seriously. I do it myself. We're just not used to seeing women professionals. Women have to go out of their way to prove themselves.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Women Myself People Seeing Seriously

My grandfather was a vicar, and there was quite a lot of churchgoing when I was growing up. It's a world that I spent a lot of time around.

Julia Davis

Time Growing Up World Grandfather Up

The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction to oil, which gives the oil princes and sultans the power in the Mideast.

Jay Inslee

Power Democracy Help Addiction Oil