George Packer Quotes

Obama offers himself as a catalyst by which disenchanted Americans can overcome two decades of vicious partisanship, energize our democracy, and restore faith in government.

George Packer

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FaithGovernmentDemocracyOvercome

I think I can be relatively attractive when I dress up, but I'm not Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones.

Joanne Froggatt

DressThinkI CanUpAttractive

Reality has a way of intruding. Reality eventually intrudes on everything.

Joe Biden

RealityWayEverythingEventually

Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' influenced me. 'Ziggy Stardust' influenced Johnny Ramone a lot, especially his guitar parts.

Tommy Ramone

MeGuitarStardustInfluencedHis

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

Robert Frost

SocietyPointSanityCivilizedWhich

In marketing you must choose between boredom, shouting and seduction. Which do you want?

Roy H. Williams

BoredomYouChooseMarketingWant

There are times when you come across somebody that's really impressive, someone that's got a proper living and really does make a difference to people's lives. Then I do feel a bit of a wanker, admitting I'm an actress. That's hard to say to someone who may be making a difference. But I don't know how I could change things.

Michelle Gomez

ChangePeopleMake A DifferenceYou

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails.

Dirk Benedict

RichFamousSolutionDreamWant

I felt like I was definitely seeing something - the falsely gorgeous images of war, painted, almost invariably, in 'Times' combat photos.

David Shields

WarSeeingGorgeousSomethingAlmost

The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind.

Augustus Y. Napier

LieMindWorldChangesSeemIntent

Walking in the mountains helps me unwind, but it also reminds me in a painful way that the real beauty in life is nature and animals, and that the human race, in all its arrogance, is intent on destroying it.

Sylvie Guillem

LifeNatureBeautyMountainsMeWay

Pretty much all the programming on our CDs is done by me personally, so I've kind of been able to have complete control of what sounds I'm looking for to complete a song.

Tyler Joseph

MeControlSongLookingDoneKind

In my lifetime, I've discovered a great many incredibly talented individuals. Some have achieved stardom. Simultaneously, I've seen many dreams shattered, egos destroyed and lives changed forever. The end destination may well be fame and fortune, but the road to stardom is littered with broken hearts.

Nigel Lythgoe

DreamsGreatBrokenDestinationRoad

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