James Gleick Quotes

It's fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeSayMoreFairFarThan

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

Jock Sturges

BeautifulThinkWillCulturesThings

If you have Julia Roberts in a movie you're never really afraid for her because you know she's not going to die.

Jennifer Tilly

DieYouKnowNeverSheAfraid

Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.

Robert Orben

SuccessFailureThink

Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.

Matt Lauer

FamilyBestDayTogetherDinner

My dark secrets are life threatening. Pockets of unhappiness set in aspic that build and build. I have this primitive feeling that if something good happens, it is going to be followed by something bad. There is always a price to pay.

Sue Townsend

LifeGoodBadFeelingSecretsDark

The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.

Mike Quigley

TrustGovernmentCorruptionLoss

I think our relationship with Epic had run its natural course, and it happened to coincide with the fulfillment of our contract. We decided not to resign with them.

Mike McCready

RelationshipThinkRunContractEpic

Fear is not a motivating factor. You might be able to get a little bit more out of someone in the short term, but you will completely erode your business and your culture in the long term. You're going to lose all your good people. You're not going to have people tell you the truth, and it becomes the tradition.

Mindy Grossman

GoodFearBusinessTruthCulture

I am a patriot, but I must say that English poetry is the richest in the world.

Joseph Brodsky

I AmPoetryWorldSayPatriotMust

It's not in the mainstream media, but across towns, it is amazing how there are small groups of people getting together and forming artistic collectives - they may not be being overtly political, but I'd say by channelling their energy into community projects, that's a valid political statement.

Johnny Flynn

CommunityTogetherPeopleAmazing

It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.

Clive Owen

GreatWritingBackGoBasicsLovely

I have a dirty little habit of distilling every city I've ever visited into the historical person I'd have most wanted to meet and share a cigarette with.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

HabitCityDirtyPersonMeetLittle

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