Franklin Foer Quotes

My dad has been in the fight against monopoly since it wasn't so cool. I'm sure I've turned to the subject to please him, though I think he might consider some of my arguments a little flamethrowing for his tastes.

Franklin Foer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 20, 1974

Topics

FightCoolThinkHimMonopolySure

The web's strength lies precisely in its unique position as the world's first universal platform.

Jeffrey Zeldman

StrengthWorldUniqueFirstPosition

My father loves Las Vegas, and he loves to play craps. Growing up, I'd find old Caesars Palace chips in his pocket that he forgot to cash out.

Meghan McCain

FatherGrowing UpVegasFindPlay

The day I run out of ideas is the day I stop making records.

John Lydon

DayIdeasStopRunOutRecords

There's really nobody who taught me how to dress.

Ski Mask the Slump God

DressMeNobodyWhoHowTaught

Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

Steve Wozniak

ScienceSmartMeWantTeachersMade

The NSA is not listening to anyone's phone calls. They're not reading any Americans' e-mails. They're collecting simply the data that your phone company already has, and which you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy, so they can search that data quickly in the event of a terrorist plot.

Tom Cotton

ListeningReadingSearchDataYou

Some years ago, I wrote a book called the Emperor's New Mind and that book was describing a point of view I had about consciousness and why it was not something that comes about from complicated calculations.

Roger Penrose

MindBookViewPoint Of ViewNew

I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

Ruth Negga

ArtThinkYouImportantRiskReally

I live in Chicago but own some property up in Wisconsin.

Jason Fried

LiveChicagoUpPropertyOwnSome

America is dumb. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you - aggressive. My daughter is four; my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy - a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling, and then get out.

Johnny Depp

DaughterBrokenHurtAmericaYou

I write mostly in my office in the shed outside at home, but it can get very cold. I write best on the train, among people. As a writer you spend so much time away from people.

Dermot Healy

HomeTimeBestPeopleColdYou

I write my own music. By myself, on a computer, I program guitar and piano.

Christina Grimmie

MusicMyselfGuitarMy OwnWrite

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