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James Gleick Quotes

I'm trying to look at many, many things in modern life that I believe are going faster, and I'm trying to look at why they're going faster and what effect they have on us. We all know about FedEx and instant pudding, but it doesn't mean we've looked at all the consequences of our desire for speed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Believe Speed Trying Look Know

In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.

Past Deep Down My Own Reason Own

You're perceived as being a success if you find a job in some big city and work with hundreds of other people and draw a paycheck every month.

Work Success Job People City You

I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons downtown. I wanted people to find something nice and intriguing to puzzle over. Then I'd go back to see if the things were still there, or if anyone would notice.

Beach People Puzzle Long Back Find

I was thinking of writers living in East Europe before the Berlin Wall came down. They wrote fantastic stuff but were dealing with a situation that was almost impossible to deal with, but they found a way.

Romesh Gunesekera

Impossible Thinking Down Wall Living

When you're Judy Garland and you want something, you just pick up the phone and call somebody. Anybody.

You Phone Want Up Call Something

I just know that I'm innovative. I'm a quick thinker... In Washington, I just want to be a senator who finds a way to drive change and not figure out a way to conform.

Change Drive Know Want Washington

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

Clarence Darrow

History Wrong History Repeats Itself

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.

Positive Family Long Fall Go Want

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

Power Separation Judges Committee

When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of the establishment or prosecutors who are are equally tools of the establishment or the wardens or the police officers.

William Kunstler

Justice Police People Tools Talking

In the beginning of rock n' roll, there was always innovation. Artists were always trying to do something new and something different.

Innovation Beginning Trying New Rock

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

Swami Vivekananda

World Differences Kind Secret Degree

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