James Gleick Quotes

Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia.

James Gleick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Nobody wants to be depressed - everybody's trying to feel better; when they strive and fail, it's all the more poignant.

Joel Kinnaman

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I have always been drawn to child-related causes. I find that people listen to me more when I advocate for children now that I have my own.

Jennifer Garner

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The idea of love as a mysterious, undiscovered world has come to have no place in our innermost imagination.

John Cassavetes

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Jeffrey Zeldman had an astonishing ability to craft a seductive coolness using educated references, dry humor, and retro/organic imagery.

Matt Mullenweg

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At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.

Angela Merkel

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Having a lot of friends and family around you - that's all a part of wellness.

Stella Maxwell

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Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche.

Romola Garai

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Sometimes, if I need assistance on the government level, I can appeal through official channels. For example, when I bought the New Jersey Nets, President Medvedev raised the issue with President Obama, who voiced support for the idea, which is always a nice thing to have going for us.

Mikhail Prokhorov

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One of my biggest fears as a director is that everything is taking too long on camera. The actor saying their lines, the silence between lines, the length of time it takes to walk from A to B. So you try it at different speeds and then see what sticks in the edit room.

Miguel Sapochnik

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I'm told sometimes I look like Goldie Hawn, and I get chuffed about that.

Bonnie Tyler

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The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.

Arto Lindsay

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I've been lucky enough in my career to work with a few people who are really prolific.

Scott Foley

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