Muriel Rukeyser Quotes

The advertising men made it clear that there were two ways of looking at ideas in a war against fascism. Those of us who were working on the project believed ideas were to be fought for; the advertising men believed they were to be sold. The audience, those at home in wartime, were not 'citizens' or 'people.' They were 'customers.'

Muriel Rukeyser

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980

Topics

HomeMenWarPeopleIdeasLooking

When I was a kid, I'd create my own movies at home. I'd record myself doing a scene, then stop the camera, change my clothes, and do a scene as another character. It sounds silly, but I just loved to tell stories.

Meagan Tandy

ChangeHomeCharacterMyselfLoved

As money, Bitcoin achieves two objectives; it's both a unit of transaction as well as being a store of value. The U.S. dollar, for example, is a unit of transaction, but it is not a store of value.

Max Keiser

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All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

John Hodgman

SportsMeSocietyI CanStopWhy

Golf mogul Donald Trump sports an arrangement of hair that is less a comb-over than a 'do-over, a candy-floss confection of gossamer wisps that comes off as the clumsiest cover-up since Watergate.

Steve Rushin

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I eat a lot. I'm a big sandwich dude. Turkey, mayonnaise, mustard, cheese, yes. I love craft services.

Jason Mitchell

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Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong. There's a lot of restriction for contemporary films simply because of subject matter.

Donnie Yen

ChoicesCinemaMatterMoreHong Kong

It took me 13 years to win a Super Bowl. But it only took me one season to win a 'mirror ball.'

Donald Driver

MirrorMeWinSuper BowlYearsBall

Our nation's immigration policy has been of top concern in recent years, and for good reason. With between eight and twelve million illegal aliens in the United States, it is obviously a problem out of control.

Chris Cannon

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If you're betting all the time, everything is just another bet. You don't even think about the money after you've made the arrangements. You're used to it.

Bobby Riggs

TimeMoneyThinkYouEverything

I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways.

Anne Rice

KeepGoingSupernaturalDealingWays

We know shark's fin is a huge problem. In California now, you can't buy it or sell it.

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

ProblemYouKnowNowCaliforniaBuy

Fame is like a big piece of meringue - it's beautiful, and you keep eating it, but it doesn't really fill you up.

Pierce Brosnan

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