Evan Osnos Quotes

Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.

Evan Osnos

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Jim Longenbach, poet, critic, and my husband, is always passing along life-changing books for me to read.

Joanna Scott

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The review process was conducted in an extremely bipartisan manner. Minority members of the Judiciary Committee were responsible for the invitation of 1/3 of the witnesses who appeared.

Jo Bonner

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There is a profiteer when it comes to oil. 36 to 63 cents per gallon is swept off the top. And who profits from that? The government profits from it. And what does the government do with much of that money? It puts it into so-called 'alternative energy,' with so-called phony 'green jobs' that we're yet to see being produced.

John Fleming

MoneyGovernmentGreenEnergyOil

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring.

Andrew Scott

HumorFindActingBoringSortAny

The only thing I haven't done as an actor, other than Thai puppet theater somewhere, is act on a Broadway stage.

John Larroquette

DoneActorStageActSomewhereOnly

My naivety is to assume people will think there's compassion and solidarity in wanting to play someone even though we are not them.

Robert Lepage

CompassionPeopleThinkSomeonePlay

There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind.

Mitt Romney

PeopleMindAmbitionGoPersonal

Kickstarter can get customers invested, both literally and figuratively, in a game before it is released. With nothing but an idea, a bit of video and a few screenshots, a developer can start building a loyal fan base.

Jason Schreier

BuildingStartGameNothingGetFan

We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.

Don Yaeger

FocusStriveExtraordinaryOwnOur

We're the only creature God ever created that doesn't want to adapt. We want to make it stand still. And one thing that's constant is nature is constantly changing.

Don Young

NatureGodStandAdaptWantStill

Computing is a big segment. It's more than just mobile devices or PCs and laptops.

Brian Krzanich

MoreBigMobileJustThanDevices

As freedom-loving people across the globe hope for an end to tyranny, we will never forget the enormous suffering of the Holocaust.

Bob Beauprez

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