George Packer Quotes

The base of the party, the middle-aged white working class, has suffered at least as much as any demographic group because of globalization, low-wage immigrant labor, and free trade. Trump sensed the rage that flared from this pain and made it the fuel of his campaign.

George Packer

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As an astronomer, I get to ignore the details of the things that we don't understand. There's a lot of work that we can do on scales that we do understand, and there is actually a finite size that I can associate with a super massive black hole.

Andrea M. Ghez

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When I jump into something, I really do it to the fullest extent that my time and energy will allow me. I'm from Texas, and to see so many people that are obese and with disorders that are preventable. They haven't been shown or told. I'm really passionate about making sure my fellow countrymen are healthy. It's a shame.

Mehcad Brooks

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I'll never retire. I like what I'm doing.

John Paul DeJoria

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My father had barely any education. He could hardly write or count. But his great pride was that he was perfectly bilingual. In the household, he entertained this idea that we had to speak both languages.

Robert Lepage

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I can look back at different times in my life when I felt I could not find my way out of whatever it was. I'm not necessarily talking about marriage, but I wanted to pack it in. I wanted to disappear. A lot of that has to do with being in the public eye.

Amy Grant

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The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

Steve Nash

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Only the best books are special. Why? Because they open our eyes, touch us, excite us, extend us.

Michael Morpurgo

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It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.

David Walliams

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If Democrats don't go on Fox News, it doesn't mean that people stop watching.

Austan Goolsbee

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I knew I wanted to be an actress when I was 9 years old.

AnnaLynne McCord

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The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.

Ali Khamenei

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I like to get up every day around 8:30 or 9. If I'm not working, probably around eight.

Shanina Shaik

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