Elif Batuman Quotes

Tolstoy didn't know about steampunk or cyborgs, but he did know about the nightmarishness of steam power, unruly machines, and the creepy half-human status of the Russian peasant classes. In 'Anna Karenina,' nineteenth-century life itself is a relentless, relentlessly modern machine, flattening those who oppose it.

Elif Batuman

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LifePowerKnowRelentlessModern

I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.

John Barrymore

MorningFoodMeFindThreeWill

Sure, I'd like to be like the House of Chanel.

John Galliano

HouseSureLikeChanel

If you want something, it will elude you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail.

Anna Quindlen

YouWantWillMailSomethingGet

A heart monitor is only useful if it's being remotely monitored if there's security. That is a massive issue that you need to solve. The difference between having the Internet in your phone and having the Internet understand your pulse and the motion of all of your limbs. There's just a different level of security and robustness that's required.

Steve Mollenkopf

HeartInternetYouPhoneSecurity

Over and over, nature shows that it's a really tough adversary. That's why it's important that we invest in laboratories, disease detectives, research, mosquito control, the public health system around the world to find, stop, track, prevent health threats.

Tom Frieden

NatureHealthResearchControlWorld

If you commit a crime, you're guilty.

Rush Limbaugh

YouGuiltyCrimeCommit

Anything with Soros, I lay low. People kind of just roll their eyes when you bring him up.

Mike Cernovich

WinCivil RightsHardRightsCivil

When I did my first price guide in 1979, publications weren't interested in mentioning it. Now I get phone calls weekly if not daily from publications and television shows who want to know what's hot, how to get started in antiques, and the best way to buy antiques.

Judith Miller

DailyBestTelevisionPhoneKnow

A writer is supposed to have anonymity.

Joss Whedon

AnonymityWriterSupposed

The inspiring thing is that people are often more experimental with their desserts than other courses. It allows me to be more creative and excite people.

Johnny Iuzzini

CreativePeopleMeMoreThanExcite

If the story wasn't overly long, I'd type it out. And I'd carry it around with me for a week and jot notes on it, and then I'd throw it away and do another one.

Donald Ray Pollock

MeStoryWeekLongOutNotes

There are times I felt insecure or not sure: I'm unsure of myself, or I get nervous, but nerves are good. I try and embrace all those things. I try and embrace the times where I'm not sure of myself or I'm like, 'Is this going to work? Is this going to land?'

Chelsea Handler

WorkGoodMyselfNervousLandTry

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