Evan Osnos Quotes

For years, American officials visiting China marvelled at how Chinese leaders could push through infrastructure projects and sweeping legislative changes without the complications of opposition and the niceties of voting.

Evan Osnos

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I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

Joan Blades

MyselfMoreThanOccasionAccidental

I can't stand to ask anyone, 'How was that?'

Jerry Lewis

StandAskHowAnyone

Before agriculture was invented, land was not a resource. Before oil drilling and nuclear fission were invented, petroleum and uranium were not resources.

Robert Zubrin

AgricultureLandOilResourcesWere

Barack Obama being President of the United States doesn't mean racism has disappeared. It's all a process, and we have to be aware that the work never ends.

Misty Copeland

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I can see why people love the idea of a big white wedding - it is a day when they are the centre of attention and get to wear a beautiful dress. But that sounds awful to me because that is like getting ready to walk down the red carpet.

Lucy Punch

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Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Louis D. Brandeis

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If the standard transsexual person wants to be regarded as he or she, my sense is I'll address you according to the part that you appear to be playing.

Jordan Peterson

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I relate to most of the characters I play, because I do feel like an outsider.

Jon Heder

FeelPlayOutsiderBecauseLike

After I finished my degree in India in 1980, I came to the U.S. to get a master's, and I was teaching quantum physics to freshmen. As I got my bearings as to what goes on in labs, I understood that to teach, you have to learn.

Dinesh Paliwal

LearnYouPhysicsIndiaTeachGet

I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

Bruce Sutter

WalkStrikeMeanWildHardOut

The world moves fast. Business moves fast. Digital media moves extremely fast. It is far too easy to allow ourselves to be constantly blown from one trend to the next.

Shawn Amos

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Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout - that, in essence, you're telling the middle class, 'Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.'

Timothy Noah

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