Eric Alterman Quotes

Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.

Eric Alterman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

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Once upon a time, forests were repositories of magic for the human race.

John Burnside

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You can't focus on other people's careers. Everybody is different.

Andy Murray

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I'm not very social when I'm off the promo trail, because I step into wife and mother mode. It's very reclusive.

Tori Amos

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I can't do anything too serious like Saddam Hussein, but I would like to do Bill Clinton. That'd be fun.

Ruby Wax

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Obama's only attempt to unify the country was to unify people who believe that his enemies need to be eliminated.

Rush Limbaugh

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I always knew what I could do in there and believed that I would win the world title. But when it actually happens, when your dreams all come true, it is the culmination of a life's work. The feeling you get, I don't have words for it. I don't know how to describe it.

Luke Rockhold

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In fashion, you're privileged because you're consistently working with a vanguard of youth.

Louise Wilson

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I've been traveling the world and experiencing different places, and you always discover new things.

Jason Derulo

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What's great about TV, and what I love about being on 'Parenthood,' is you have this family. I'm now going on four years of working with the same 100 people, and that helps you feel like your life has more roots. It's more conducive to having a family, and you're staying in town. So that part is amazing.

Dax Shepard

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Well the way I ended up with my own record is that I did this concert at Wesleyan University. It was just one night and we had no thought of making a record.

Christine Lavin

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A black actor is perfect for 'Kojak.'

Bonnie Hammer

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I can be incredibly focused, and I can appear impatient. So I've learned to slow down, get to know people, and provide more context. There's nothing wrong with getting to the point pretty quickly, but it's also helpful to give people an opportunity to talk about their work.

Lynn Good

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