James Fallows Quotes

I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value and am being 'sarcastic.'

James Fallows

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I'm a bit like a chameleon with my accent.

Joel Kinnaman

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When I first started on television, people, and even my own manager at the time, would tell me I had to make all of these changes. But you have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!' And when you can really believe that, all of a sudden other people start believing, too.

Jennifer Lopez

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On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, 'What God do you pray to?' What beliefs do you hold?'

Michael Bloomberg

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Government can't do everything, but there is a role for government and smart policy, especially in equalizing opportunities for folks.

Michael Tubbs

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In writing fiction, I can be free. I can use my life. The raw material is my experiences.

Miriam Toews

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As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of making music is to get it heard by as many people as possible.

Moby

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I play a detective, very close to myself actually.

Jon Voight

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We're not in the business of taking large operations in the U.S. and moving them overseas.

Dennis Muilenburg

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If you're a writer, you know there are ways in which we don't know what we're doing at all. We're working out mysteries in a sort of poetic realm, and hoping that if a story is honest, if you're dragging the deep truth out of yourself, then something good and profound might come out of it.

Colum McCann

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One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

Bode Miller

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Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it. That's why the power of positive thinking will not work for most people. The subconscious mind is like a tape player. Until you change the tape, it will not change.

Bruce Lipton

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You see artists hailed as a new generation of independents, only to be enlisted to leverage product.

Anohni

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