James Gleick Quotes

As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The intention that naturally exists: 'My intention is to get done with this commute.' So I've just doomed myself to an hour of discomfort, because my intention will not be met until I get out of the car.

Jeff Kober

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Women with a higher intake of berries appeared to have delayed cognitive aging by 2.5 years. So it's like your brain is 2.5 years younger if you're eating berries.

Michael Greger

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I know certain actors who have done very well. They are still down to earth.

Tom Weston-Jones

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'Supercentenarian' is the term used by longevity experts to signify a near numerical impossibility: those who've outpaced 99.9999 percent of the population and landed in the 110+ Club.

Michael Paterniti

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Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.

Mo Ibrahim

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You do your work, and you do the best you can. That's what my parents taught me, and I think what they were saying was, 'If you do a good job, other things may come your way.' That's really been the way my career has unfolded throughout the years.

Judy Smith

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Lovers come back. Styles come back. But time? It never comes back.

Juan Gabriel

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You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Joseph Joubert

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I've been homeless. I've worked at 7-Eleven.

Dennis Rodman

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I may have been lucky with some sort of intuition, but I believe in training a great deal.

David Selby

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When you say you're from Virginia, when you travel outside of this state and somebody asks where you're from, you say with pride, 'I am from Virginia. I'm very, very proud of it.' You're very, very proud of it. And why is it? It's because of our history, folks. It's because of our history.

Corey Stewart

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I worked as a janitor in Canada for nine months. It's during that time when I experienced extreme homesickness.

Coco Martin

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