George Saunders Quotes

The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer? Close your eyes, refuse to move, and watch what your mind does. What it does is become discontent with that-which-is. A desire arises, you satisfy that desire, and another arises in its place.

George Saunders

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

EyesMindYouPlaceDesireBecome

There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from getting ahead. Eviction is part of a business model at the bottom of the market.

Matthew Desmond

BusinessDeepLegalTalkingAhead

If a scientist is reading a paper online and clicks through to purchase material, there's value there. It might be a business model; it might be enough to defray the cost of open access. I just want to create the infrastructure that makes movement and sharing easier.

John Wilbanks

BusinessValueReadingEnoughCreate

If a book sells a few hundred thousand copies or a million copies, which is great, it's perfect for PassionFlix because we don't have the same overhead as some of the studios do to make these movies.

Tosca Musk

GreatBookPerfectMoviesSameSome

I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business, I'm not a business guy. I'm a creative guy.

Russell Simmons

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If you desire something, you don't have it. It is more interesting than enjoyment, because enjoyment erases the mysteries and the vision of desire. Desire opens up possibilities but never achieves anything, whereas enjoyment is just the brutal achievement of something - and after that, it's done.

Luca Guadagnino

VisionAchievementInterestingYou

I never wanted to just glamorize the playa lifestyle and not touch on the down side. I wanted everyone who's in a desperate situation to know that, if they wanna choose that kinda lifestyle, they gotta be aware of everything that comes with it! It's not just about the cars, the ladies and the money.

Jay-Z

MoneyChooseDownSituationKnow

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a strong advocate for diversity across all dimensions.

Brad Feld

DiversityMeStrongAdvocateKnows

The people that are my friends and are easy to get along with, they make me feel like I'm a boss at loving people.

Bob Goff

BossPeopleMeFeelFriendsLoving

If you look closely enough, amid the merciless and the bitter, there is always the chance that you may find comfort and the promise of something good.

Bob Greene

GoodChanceEnoughYouLookFind

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

Alice Walker

PeopleWishAppearanceFoolsFoolish

On the basis of Lorentz's theory, if we limit ourselves to a single spectral line, it suffices to assume that each atom (or molecule) contains a single moving electron.

Pieter Zeeman

MovingSingleLineLimitTheory

During the early days of HootSuite, when social media was still seen as a fad, I made the decision to treat our funding as if it were my personal bank account. That's not to say I blew it on fast cars and fancy dinners. Exactly the opposite.

Ryan Holmes

DecisionSocial MediaTreatMedia

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