Mark Kurlansky Quotes

You could be a locavore in Florida or southern California. But I tried that. It was really limiting.

Mark Kurlansky

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YouCaliforniaFloridaSouthern

Some people think I've had a nose job. I've never had anything like that done, but I have no judgement of anyone that does.

Jessica Chastain

JobPeopleThinkDoneNeverNose

When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.

Jennifer Granholm

Stand UpStandYouSometimesNeed

Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot afford. The thing is, those apartments are already at the bottom of the market.

Matthew Desmond

LivingPoorBottomAboveMarket

We are not facing China alone; we are facing China together with a lot of other people in the region.

Tsai Ing-wen

AloneTogetherPeopleChinaFacing

A source of embarrassment for Libyans, Gadhafi has never been a joke: disappearances, a police state, zero freedom of expression, and poverty for at least a third of the population of country tremendously wealthy thanks to oil.

Mona Eltahawy

FreedomPolicePovertyCountryNever

I never wanted a traditional lifestyle. I'm not that kind of person.

Loni Love

PersonLifestyleKindNeverWanted

Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams... but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality.

Jonathan Haidt

BlindRealityGoMoralityUsBlinds

It's hard to get fluffed up about love anymore. I've lived it. I try to avoid it. If I'm extremely fond of a woman, if I think I might really wind up walking down the aisle again... I go in another direction.

Phil Everly

LoveWomanWindDirectionThinkGo

We have people we admire, like Einstein, saying mystery is the most beautiful thing a human being can experience. Yet, everywhere in our culture, everything that is truly mysterious is immediately dismissed.

Mark Rylance

BeautifulCultureExperiencePeople

It happens to people. People ruin things they love! I'm sure the guy who played Jar Jar Binks loved 'Star Wars.'

Kumail Nanjiani

LovePeopleLovedThingsStarGuy

For me, I feel like the most important part of music is the storytelling behind it, and that's my favorite; that's what makes my favorite artists my favorite artists, having the story that I relate to the most and that helps me the most.

Kyle

MusicMeStoryFeelImportant

I love music because you can create a world through your records. I have total control over what I do and what I wear. It's like my own world out of my imagination rather than someone giving me lines.

Jane Badler

LoveMusicImaginationControlWorld

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