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George Packer Quotes

Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 13, 1960

Topics

Character Destiny Deserve Politicians

We have time, there's no big rush.

Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I like to see if I can create something new.

Challenge Look I Can Create New See

If I had kids, I'd probably be way over-protective, researching everything they begged to see to make sure the content was appropriate.

Way Everything See Content Sure Had

It isn't enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through.

Knowledge Power Writing Book Enough

I know that people hate me. And I know I'm just a hack journalist and what we do on 'Lifestyles' isn't what you would call television brain surgery.

Hate People Me Brain You Television

Of course Jack Ma was the guy who impressed me.

Me Guy Who Course Impressed Jack

For a very long time, I thought everyone I met through the process of getting an agent and a publishing deal had made a mistake. When they agreed to pay me for the book, I thought they would ask me for the money back.

Time Money Mistake Me Book Thought

My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and there was nothing really modern that went on under their roof. We watched television, but they were very picky about what we could watch - old Westerns and stuff that wasn't vulgar or violent at all.

Television Grandfather Nothing Roof

The person you're playing must have feelings, but if he's not able to show them, then just the subtlest rumblings and nuances can say an incredible amount.

You Feelings Person Say Playing

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.

Life Death Sacrifice Glory Appetite

No matter what you do in the offseason, you can't simulate putting spikes on and standing in the grass and being around your teammates. When you're around your teammates, you step it up a notch. It's just kind of instinctive you do that.

Step You Teammates Kind Grass Up

Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.

Douglas Alexander

Hope Politics Dare Say Sense

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