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Evan Osnos Quotes

If you're going to have a book published in China, that means that you're going to be subject to in-house censorship at the publisher, and then also, of course, the government has an apparatus that is in charge of making sure that ideas that are considered disruptive or overly critical, that those don't get onto bookstore shelves.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 24, 1976

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Government Ideas Book You Censorship

Capitalistic society teaches kids to be No. 1, but true self-esteem doesn't come from money. It doesn't come from winning the Super Bowl.

Money Winning Society True Kids

In 1970, as a 26 year-old, I joined in the effort in my home state of Massachusetts to organize for Earth Day. But what made the event so successful was that I was only one of about 20 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds who got involved.

Home Day Effort Earth Successful

Even if the whole earth and sea were turned to gold, they could hardly satisfy the avarice of a woman... You can more easily scratch a diamond with your fingernail than you can by any human ingenuity get a woman to consent to giving any of her savings.

Andreas Capellanus

Sea Woman Gold Giving You Earth

You cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor.

Life Fear War You Now Everyday

It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.

Words Burn More Deeper Condensed

What's good for America is great for Montana.

Good Great America Montana

I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.

Feel Go Always Through Like Movie

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'

Good You Look Will Impress Write

When we were getting married the Hindu way in Arrah, we had an old guest who asked my wife what her 'good name' was. I think she'd heard that I had married a Muslim. When my wife said, 'Mona Ahmed Ali,' the lady looked at me and exclaimed, 'Oh, so you've married a terrorist.'

Good Wife Me Think Name You

Paid leave is worth every penny.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Penny Worth Leave Paid Every

I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there.

Work Reputation Doing Back I Can Go

Because of the inherent challenges of life on the earth, all of humanity is vulnerable. This is all the more reason to seek the kingdom of heaven within and find the peace that leads to understanding.

Life Peace Challenges Understanding

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