George Packer Quotes

Whether as victim, demon, or hero, the industrial worker of the past century filled the public imagination in books, movies, news stories, and even popular songs, putting a grimy human face on capitalism while dramatizing the social changes and conflicts it brought.

George Packer

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HeroImaginationPastCapitalism

I was trained in jazz, which I love.

Jesse Andrews

LoveJazzWhichI LoveTrained

The consequences of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise are serious.

Amy Klobuchar

ExerciseConsequencesSeriousPoor

A waiter at the hotel kept telling me that Cape Town is just like a European city, but it's not like that at all. It doesn't feel safe, and I didn't really go out at night.

Robert Webb

CityMeNightFeelHotelGo

If there's such a thing as somebody having nine lives, I guess I'm somewhat in that category.

Ron Rice

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Mitch Glazer and I went to high school together, and his mother was my English teacher for two years. She was my favorite teacher, and I followed Mitch's career as a journalist, so we've kind of kept in touch over the years.

Mickey Rourke

MotherTeacherTogetherSchoolKind

When you grew up in a household where mom would keep the extra ketchup packets from McDonald's and keep them in a drawer just in case there came a day when you couldn't afford to buy ketchup anymore, that gets ingrained in you.

Mick Mulvaney

DayMomYouMcDonaldUpBuy

Most important for the circadian field was the pioneering work of Ron Konopka in Seymour's lab.

Michael Rosbash

WorkImportantMostFieldLabRon

In Canada, the only weapons you have are for hunting.

Diego Klattenhoff

YouCanadaHuntingOnlyWeapons

My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

Drake Bell

BeachFirstTwoBeatlesRecords

Marco Rubio continues to this day to be in favor of open borders.

Corey Lewandowski

DayBordersOpenFavor

If you look at the history of our company, we don't do a lot of acquisition. The reason is, we need to see that people are culturally and philosophically aligned with the way that we approach the business.

Bobby Kotick

BusinessHistoryPeopleYouLook

I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a nondenominational practicing Christian. I have a lot of faith.

Brittany Murphy

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