Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes

Pretty much anybody who does creative work in China navigates the gray zone. People aren't clear about where the line is any more, beyond which life gets really nasty and you become a dissident without having intended ever to be one.

Rebecca MacKinnon

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LifeWorkCreativePeopleYouGray

Contradiction was something I really like when it is embraced in that kind of philosophy.

Jim Jarmusch

PhilosophyKindSomethingLike

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

Jessie Ware

LoveMusicQualitySoulNowWant

I was with my dad 20 years ago as he was dying. I was there at the moment of his death, and I kept wondering the whole while what it must feel like from his point of view to still be there thinking, hearing all that was going on as people came and went, and life continued all around him.

Jill McCorkle

LifeMomentDeathPeopleThinking

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

John Muir

NatureWisdomWalkMoreFarHe

The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on.

Rodney King

LifeMeMy LifeTroubleSeeWorking

Of course, some would say if you have a performing inclination, then you should become a lawyer. That's a platform we use, or a priest. You know, anywhere you lecture and pontificate to people.

Rowan Atkinson

PeopleLawyerYouKnowSayBecome

While you are searching for a job, it is a good idea to be on your best behavior.

Judy Smith

GoodBestJobBehaviorYouIdea

I definitely feel the pressure to keep things fresh and original.

Jonathan Krisel

PressureFeelFreshThingsOriginal

I began to get calls from constituents, 'Do you think you can ever get on transportation?' So when there was a vacancy created, I worked very hard to get there.

Chuck Fleischmann

ThinkTransportationYouHardGet

It's a good thing that beauty is only skin deep, or I'd be rotten to the core.

Phyllis Diller

GoodBeautyDeepSkinCoreOnly

Doing the eco-accessory thing doesn't have to mean giving up designer labels. In fact, quite the opposite.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

GivingDoingGiving UpMeanUpFact

I would sometimes sit in a crowded restaurant, and say, 'You know, I'm the only person in this restaurant who can't draw.'

Scott Adams

RestaurantYouPersonKnowSometimes

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