George Packer Quotes

Politics demands certain skills honed by experience, just as journalism does, just as acting does.

George Packer

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ExperiencePoliticsJournalismActing

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

Jimmy Swaggart

TruthResponsibilityStand UpBelieve

Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad.

Melina Matsoukas

StyleWillNeverLongevityJustFad

My husband was an Air Force pilot man years ago and recently an Air Force wife thanked me for my service! I laughed and said, 'No, I wasn't in the Air Force, my husband was!' And she smiled and said, 'If he served, you served. And thank you.'

Robyn Carr

ServiceWifeManMeHusbandYou

The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time.

Michelle Ryan

GreatTimeYourselfRealityGrow

My freshman year of high school was just awkwardness all around.

Molly Tarlov

SchoolHigh SchoolYearHighJust

Whenever you're working on a film or TV set, the hours are very, very long.

Jon Tenney

LongYouFilmWorkingHoursSet

We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own.

Diane Ackerman

HealthLosingPlantsAnimalsNeed

I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that bring fear in my heart, and try to understand them, try to deal with them. It's like demons. I try to approach it and understand it... I'm just visiting fears.

Denis Villeneuve

FearHeartI AmThinkDemonsWay

I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.

Antonya Nelson

WayMoreComparisonNormalForcing

I don't look too far ahead, to be honest.

Ashley Cole

LookAheadHonestTo Be HonestFar

I don't have to write about the future. For most people, the present is enough like the future to be pretty scary.

William Gibson

FuturePeoplePresentEnoughWrite

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.

William Hazlitt

HistoryGreatManGreatnessPage

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