Erin McKean Quotes

Twitter is like overhearing people's conversations, which is exactly what dictionary editors have been wishing we could do for years.

Erin McKean

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It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.

Joakim Noah

NatureTimeBalanceChillEnjoyGo

The job of media is the accountability of government.

Jeff Zucker

JobGovernmentAccountabilityMedia

When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days, read the paper, and then observe that, 'It's yet another great day to be the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency.'

Michael Hayden

GreatMomentDayIntelligenceTry

I actually don't think Ireland has a summer. I never experienced a summer there. It was just so wet.

Travis Fimmel

ThinkSummerNeverWetJustIreland

People have told me that other artists have been influenced by my music, and it's flattering. It's a wonderful thing.

Roger McGuinn

MusicPeopleMeWonderfulArtists

'Once Upon a Time in the West' is one of my favorite films.

Michelle MacLaren

TimeWestFavoriteOnceFilms

Everything that happens on Wall Street only fortifies my opinion that there is in fact a more ludicrous industry than the entertainment industry.

Michael Shannon

OpinionWallStreetEntertainment

I didn't rebel in the way a lot of people do.

Josh Turner

PeopleRebelWayLot

I was sad Jon Ronson, who wrote in the Guardian and has made a TV show for Channel 4, took against me.

Jonathan King

SadMeAgainstGuardianShowMade

Grunge was so self-consciously lowbrow and nonaspirational that it seemed, at first, impervious to the hype and glamour normally applied swiftly to any emerging trend. But sure enough, grunge anthems found their way onto the soundtracks of television commercials, and Dodge Neons were hawked by kids in flannel shirts saying, 'Whatever.'

Douglas Rushkoff

SayingEnoughTelevisionWayFirst

Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

Christine Gregoire

EducationOpportunityHopePeople

To go to the Oscars for 'Moneyball' - that was pretty amazing.

Chris Pratt

AmazingGoPrettyOscars

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