Marilynne Robinson Quotes

Writing nonfiction has been my most serious education, and for all those years it kept me from even glancing in the direction of despair.

Marilynne Robinson

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The fundamental question I believe is, 'Is political Islam in our best interest?' If not, what is our policy to authoritatively support the countervailing forces?

Jim Mattis

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The music and movie business has been consistently wrong in its claims that new platforms and channels would be the end of its businesses. In each case, the new technology produced a new market far larger than the impact it had on the existing market.

Steve Blank

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You ain't got to wait on a cab no more; just call your Uber, and it pulls up. But waiting isn't an option: that's just a big part of life.

Trip Lee

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Totally, if I wasn't trying to be an actor, I would leave L.A. because you can't really have that life here. There's a lot of baggage that comes with being here, like the paparazzi, traffic, and all of it.

Rumer Willis

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I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.

Mike Mills

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I am open-eyed about what poverty does to people.

Michel Faber

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I think that a man should be caring.

Little Richard

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In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.

Jaromir Jagr

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My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

Dick Cheney

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What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the years?

Brian Ferneyhough

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Mike Tyson notoriously looked for a way out against Evander Holyfield when it was clear Holyfield had his number. Suddenly, Tyson's cowardice in gnawing off Holyfield's ear overshadowed nearly everything he had accomplished as a fighter.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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My brother is about six years older, and I've always looked up to him.

Sutton Foster

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