George Saunders Quotes

The universal human laws - need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain - are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1958

Topics

LoveKindnessFearCultureDetails

Our nation suffers when Congress fails to pay America's bills on time.

Jim Cooper

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The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

Jim DeMint

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YouTube's audience is very specific. They are ready for great content. But you have to engage with the audience in a very direct fashion.

John Cabrera

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I really do believe in clearing samples, and I believe that people should be compensated for them, but the laws are just so stupid.

Jens Lekman

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With any of the movies I've had a chance to do, or any of the TV shows I've had a chance to contribute to, people approach me and say, 'Hey, would you like to do this?' I laugh out loud and say, 'Yes, that'd be funny.' Or, I'm very moved by what I read and say, 'Yes. How can I help you?'

John Cena

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There are some things which are so horrific that some people feel they can't do anything about it: that the natural, understandable response is to tune it out.

Anderson Cooper

PeopleFeelSome PeopleOutAnything

That's all I ask the UFC to do: keep me active.

Max Holloway

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I'm very committed to and interested in CNN's journalism and our magazines and our movie studio, not just HBO, where I grew up. But I do have a fondness for subscription television.

Jeff Bewkes

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With interest rates artificially low, consumers reduce savings in favor of consumption, and entrepreneurs increase their rates of investment spending.

Steve Hanke

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Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private.

Mary Astell

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The days of using my name as a pejorative are now over. The right wing turned me into an accidental spokesperson for the liberal, majority agenda.

Michael Moore

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Never try to be witty with U.S. airport officials. It's always lost on them and you'll find yourself being put back on the plane.

Johnny Vegas

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