Eric Alterman Quotes

Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of Craigslist, which is wiping out classified advertising-have created a palpable sense of doom.

Eric Alterman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I don't think Donald Barthelme would have minded being called a confusing writer. Confusion was a favorite subject for him in his essays and reviews, and it's enacted in his fiction in a mishmash of dizzying incongruities.

Joanna Scott

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My wife's an architect, so she definitely has a very high-risk artistic profession, and she gets the idea that you're really sensitive, you really care what people think, you have a low threshold for criticism.

Matthew Weiner

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I've done a bit of teaching, but I gave it up - I felt uneasy teaching illustration to people who hadn't yet learned to draw.

Michael Foreman

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I did not become successful in my work through embracing or engaging in celebrity culture. I never signed away my privacy in exchange for success.

Steve Coogan

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I think that it's a good thing that you want to be part of making the world a better place, including between nine and five.

Jason Kander

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The first set I remember was 'Ghostbusters.' It was a scene in which the street erupted. I remember even at seven years old thinking, 'Wow, if you direct a movie, you can break the streets of New York.'

Jason Reitman

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I would be trying to play hockey with my friends, but most of the time, the coach put me on the bench. Because I was too dreamy - I was dreaming all of the time. I was super bad on the ice because I was just thinking about something else.

Denis Villeneuve

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I say, traitors; as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty; if it may be called a liberty, as it is redeemed with the betraying of the interest of Christ, and the blood of His people.

Donald Cargill

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The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

Bob Beauprez

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I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

Arlen Specter

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My mom is the type of mom who wonders why I haven't used my psychology degree to become a successful clinical psychologist.

Autre Ne Veut

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I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot.

Peter Tork

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