Virginia Postrel Quotes

Apocalyptic fiction, while ultimately about God's purposes, usually portrays an immediate, human world of competing conspiracies. Whatever happens is orchestrated, coordinated and planned in advance.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Carrying a concealed weapon is a sign of self-defense, self-protection, and I think it lowers crime.

John Barrasso

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I think you could argue that President Obama could have watched a little cable news... I do think that there is value in understanding where the conversation is and having a little less detachment where the popular conversation is.

Jeff Zucker

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You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that, because it's not as much fun.

Sparky Anderson

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I hope I just keep continuing to inspire a lot of people and trying to make a change in this world.

Storm Reid

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I like 'nerves'! I like the word 'migraineur'. I like the word 'madness'. These are OK words. The 19th century had a very handy term: 'neurasthenic'. I think that's a very useful word. We all know what that means: it means extra-sensitive.

Siri Hustvedt

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If you have a great product but no one knows about it, it's history.

Tony Fernandes

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The space program needs a goal, and the goal should be humans to Mars.

Robert Zubrin

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I share an office with Jason Sudeikis, and I'm friends with him, so I end up writing for him a lot.

Mike O'Brien

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Not at all do I trust augurs, who enrich the ears of others, so that they can enrich their own homes with gold.

Lucius Accius

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You can imagine a soul as being a detailed, elaborate pattern that exists very clearly in one brain. When a person dies, the original is no longer around. But there are other versions of it in other people's brains. It's a less detailed copy, it's coarse-grained.

Douglas Hofstadter

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I think the cereal milk is my most proud achievement.

Christina Tosi

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If we were writing what the fans wanted to see, Betty and Jughead would be the most linear, monotonous narrative of all time.

Cole Sprouse

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