George Packer Quotes

Republicans today have given the country conservatism in the spirit of Sarah Palin, whose ignorance about the world, contempt for expertise, and raw appeals to white identity politics presaged Trump's incendiary campaign.

George Packer

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If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.

Jermain Defoe

SpeakFriendsSomeoneYouSometimes

I usually hate most of my work: probably at least more than half of it.

Melina Matsoukas

WorkHateMoreHalfMostThan

Generally speaking, I, like anyone else who does anything publicly, like it when people like what I do, and would like to hear as much.

John Hodgman

PeopleAnythingSpeakingWouldLike

The most offensive thing that ever occurred in 'The New Yorker' would be, like, the mildest thing at a Chris Rock concert.

Robert Mankoff

NewRockConcertOffensiveWould

I remember when I started performing, I thought, 'Why is this something that we do after hours, underground?' I was waiting on the world to change and the idea of this art to become mainstream, and I think that's what 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has really accomplished in such an eloquent way.

Alyssa Edwards

ChangeArtWaitingWorldThinkWhy

A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule.

Michael Pollan

NatureGardeningLawnRule

I try not to think about the things I can't control.

Jaylen Brown

ControlThinkTryThingsAbout

Anything in between the white lines is deemed football.

DeAngelo Williams

FootballWhiteAnythingLinesDeemed

I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don't think I'm capable of that.

Chris Cooper

HumorThinkKindWitCapableBig

A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.

Christian Bale

PeopleMeFeelSomeoneAttention

The reason I love kids so much is because they're so honest, so you know right away if they like you or they don't.

Colin Egglesfield

LoveYouKnowRightReasonHonest

For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.

Bob Iger

GrowEnoughCreatorUsJustJust Be

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