Virginia Postrel Quotes

We know beauty when we see it, and our reactions are remarkably consistent. Beauty is not just a social construct, and not every girl is beautiful just the way she is.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The citizens of Michigan elect the justices to resolve the complex disputes that reach the Supreme Court, and we must not shrink from that duty.

Joan Larsen

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It's nice to have a game that sells a million copies.

John Carmack

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You wouldn't want to be in a rock band - trust me.

Jenny Lewis

TrustMeYouWantRockBand

A lot of people in spiritual life use the awareness of difference, and the spiritual glorification of difference, as a justification to indulge in that which is ultimately unreal.

Andrew Cohen

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In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.

Anderson Silva

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The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan.

John Lewis

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It's hard to reconcile my personal beliefs with an entire institution like the Church or the Republicans. Or with people within those political persuasions who have such different ideologies but confess the same things I confess spiritually.

Sufjan Stevens

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As soon as the show is over, I always think, 'How will the woman I design for go forward?' It's so important to start quickly because I can't let her get away.

Sonia Rykiel

WomanStartForwardThinkDesignGo

The United States has such an opportunity to be a leader in the world, and that opportunity has been frittered away.

Roger Waters

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I was shy: I sang at home but not in public. My dad's side of the family sang, so I would hear their voices and think mine couldn't compare.

Ro James

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I was the youngest in the world in history when I started, 15. That's illegal now.

Roddy Piper

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I've been around a lot of artists who are also good at business, and... one minute they'll sound like an artist, and the next minute, they'll sound like the characters in 'Mad Men.' Jay-Z's a very good businessman, and he talks about it and enjoys it, but he doesn't shift.

Ron Howard

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