Evan Osnos Quotes

To my surprise, the more I searched about Qi Xiangfu, the more I found of a life lived partly online. He once wrote a short memoir in which he described himself in the third person, with the formality usually reserved for China's most famous writers.

Evan Osnos

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It really bothers me when people say we live in a postracial America.

Jesmyn Ward

LivePeopleMeAmericaSayReally

If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.

Matthew Simpson

KnowledgeSmallLookThroughOwn

In the early '70s, coming out of the '60s, it was very hippy or it was very uniform, like The Beatles all wearing the same suit. Into the '70s, it became much more about a personal style. You had the glam period, which was a lot of fun, and then you went into punk.

John Varvatos

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One of my songs was on a jazz station for awhile. It was a song that I wrote for a jazz sax player friend of mine, and I sang and played the guitar on it.

Trevor Donovan

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I was basically a dork that hit the books and liked to build things and did all of the things that you weren't supposed to do to be popular. But somehow I ended up onstage, playing guitar in front of everybody else.

Tom Scholz

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I've definitely been obsessed with a couple of girls. They didn't work out.

Tom Sturridge

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You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.

Roger Maris

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Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions.

Ron Paul

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In Wichita, the district I represent, the 'Air Capital of the World,' general aviation is critical to the proper functioning of our airspace and is a key driver of economic growth, innovation, and job creation.

Mike Pompeo

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It wasn't that the teachers were bad. From what I can remember, they were pretty good. It was about the selection of books. It was about not seeing my young life reflected back to me: my family dynamics, the noise and complexities of my neighborhood, the things I loved, like ice cream trucks and Kool-Aid.

Jason Reynolds

LifeFamilyGoodMeLovedRemember

I hate canceling anything, I'm 'the show must go on' mentality. If you can crawl, you can take the stage.

Suzi Quatro

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Mature? Yeah, I get told that a lot. I don't know if it's true. I guess I try to be bright.

Thomas Horn

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