Evan Osnos Quotes

'419 scams,' named for a clause from the Nigerian penal code, are such a part of the white noise of the digital age that we no longer notice them.

Evan Osnos

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AgeWhiteDigitalNoiseCodeNotice

Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I didn't know how to make a film and I obviously didn't have a special effects budget. I was a kid. So I was learning to draw to get down the stuff that was in my head, that I couldn't afford to actually do.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

LearningGrowing UpBudgetDownKnow

What I enjoy about reviewing and writing for newspapers and periodicals is simply the chance to talk about all kinds of books and lots of them.

Michael Dirda

WritingChanceEnjoyTalkKinds

I'm such a magpie. I'll get halfway through one thing and pick up something else. I always have 5 or 6 books open and spine-up by my bed: it's like a row of tents. I don't finish nearly as many books as I should.

Steven Hall

BedAlwaysFinishOpenUpSomething

Losing is not in my vocabulary.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

LosingVocabulary

Peak TV has resulted in beautiful shows that have nothing in particular to tell us about humanity.

Michelle Dean

BeautifulHumanityNothingTellUs

When the world lacks muscular and wise American leadership, it devolves into total chaos, which, in turn, produces unspeakable evils.

Monica Crowley

LeadershipWiseChaosWorldAmerican

Sometimes I, as a public official, turn to Scripture or hymns - especially hymns, because sometimes we Catholics don't have the Scriptures memorized like we should - to help me explain a public policy position or an idea or to be able to articulate it better when you're talking about justice or mercy or compassion.

Bob Casey, Jr.

JusticeCompassionMeBetterHelp

The older I got, the less pretentious I got in my art tastes and work.

Susanna Fogel

WorkArtGotPretentiousOlderLess

I was bullied from the age of 11 onwards. I was always much bigger than the other kids. I spoke nicely, didn't swear, and I refused to try to fit in and be like everyone else. People assumed I thought I was above everyone else.

Penny Lancaster

AgePeopleThoughtTryAlwaysAbove

I believe that great success is possible in any field - from music to mathematics to macro trading.

Paul Tudor Jones

SuccessMusicGreatMathematics

I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs.

Marquis de Lafayette

HeartPatriotismColorsThoughtElse

I think people have a misconception of me, period. My life has been a whirlwind sometimes, but it's different to what people think. I definitely feel like there's a misconception about me and who I am.

Lil' Kim

LifeI AmPeopleMeThinkMy Life

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