Virginia Postrel Quotes

We've gone from a world in which Starbucks set a cutting-edge standard for mass-market design to a world in which Starbucks establishes the bare minimum. If your establishment can't come up with an original look, customers expect at least some sleek wood fixtures, nicely upholstered chairs, and faux-Murano glass pendant lights.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorldDesignLookLightsGlassWood

Actually, I never thought of me being president of Brazil. First of all, I'm not a politician. I never have been, and I think I'm a very unlikely person for this kind of job because of my frankness. I've never dealt with political parties. I have no connections with political parties. So, I don't think so.

Joaquim Barbosa

JobMeThinkThoughtConnections

Moving in is almost a bigger step than getting married.

Joel Kinnaman

StepMovingGetting MarriedBigger

At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very anti-authority.

John Leguizamo

FatherSchoolPossibleOutHigh

I try to go out for everything. I go out for any acting stuff that comes up, and voice-over stuff.

Andy Kindler

ActingGoTryEverythingOutUp

I'm always suspicious of people who repent of other people's sins.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

PeopleAlwaysWhoSinsSuspicious

When I first started looking at Twitter, I followed people like Steve Martin, who will just write the funniest non sequiturs now and then, which I thought was really fun. That's kind of the road I've taken. Every now and then, something comes into your mind and you put it out there. It's very innocuous. I think it's kind of fun.

Steve Carell

FunPeopleMindLookingRoadThink

I can do one 'Breaking Bad' in a night, or one 'Game of Thrones.' But 'House of Cards,' I can really do three in a night. I get sucked in.

Alysia Reiner

NightGameBadHouseI CanCards

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

Tommy Lasorda

YouNeverTellCheatEvenDid

I'm a plant eater.

Roberto Burle Marx

PlantEater

Many people have beautiful homes and beautiful things, but other people haven't ever seen them. So why have them?

Mohamed Hadid

BeautifulPeopleWhyBeautiful Things

A lot of weekend players struggle with putting because they have too much tension in their hands and arms, both at address and during the stroke. Tension can turn a technically perfect motion into a herky-jerky mess, especially on those knee-knockers.

Jordan Spieth

StruggleWeekendHandsPerfectTurn

I am not interested in churning out a certain number of films every year. For me, it's about the quality of work. I think it's about following your instincts and doing a film for the right reason.

Deepika Padukone

WorkQualityI AmMeThinkYear

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