James Gleick Quotes

A good part of 'The Information' is about the transition from an oral to a literary culture. Books effected such a great transformation in the way we think about the world, our history, our logic, mathematics, you name it. I think we would be greatly diminished as a people and as a culture if the book became obsolete.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 1, 1954

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GoodHistoryGreatMathematicsWorld

When I play '2K,' I'll play in GM mode. And I choose different teams. But I always trade for myself because I'm unstoppable. Literally there's no way to stop me in '2K.'

Joel Embiid

MyselfMeChooseStopPlayWay

I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.

Max von Sydow

WorkRetirementWantMoreGetJust

Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful.

John Tiffany

EndYouKnowSometimesUpMillion

The first thing I ever rode when I was a kid was a motorcycle, so I knew how to drive a motorcycle before a car.

John Travolta

CarMotorcycleDriveFirstKidKnew

Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know the things we need to know, and also things we wish we didn't.

Steven Pinker

WordsBetterWishKnowSaidWant

We are built to love. Have the bravery to open the heart you have contracted from life's disappointments. This is how the heroes roll.

Robin S. Sharma

LifeLoveHeartYouHeroesOpen

There's a chunk of myself in every part I play.

Jay Baruchel

MyselfPlayPartEveryChunk

That's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player.

Jose Altuve

LoveGoodOpportunityBaseballGame

Every problem can be solved as long as they use common sense and apply the right research and techniques.

Daymond John

ResearchCommon SenseProblemLong

I remember I was unsure about doing 'Shameless.' I'd never acted in anything so commercial. I read the script in the garden with my mum, Mary. She said it's filthy dirty, but she said these people have love and sex and nothing else. That made me take the role.

Anne-Marie Duff

LovePeopleMeDoingRememberSex

To be really honest, I don't love the gym.

Anna Torv

LoveGymHonestReally

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament.

Sean Connery

GolfYouI CanKnowSayOpen

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