Ben Fountain Quotes

The New Deal saved capitalism - saved it from the big-time capitalists - though many of the big-timers didn't see it that way.

Ben Fountain

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CapitalismNewWayNew DealSee

My own accumulation of influences is actually what made me a writer in the first place.

Andrew Sean Greer

MePlaceMy OwnFirstOwnMade

I opened the script to the 'The Wall,' and 15 minutes later I was done with it, and I loved the movie and wanted to be part of it.

John Cena

LovedWallDoneMinutesMoviePart

You add one million citizens to the voting rolls in this state, that's a significant, significant difference. You do that nationwide, it's a significant difference.

Andrew Cuomo

VotingYouDifferenceMillionState

If it hadn't been for that march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, there would be no Barack Obama as President of the United States of America.

John Lewis

BridgeAmericaSundayMarchBeen

Some of the best theorizing comes after collecting data because then you become aware of another reality.

Robert J. Shiller

BestRealityDataYouBecomeAware

A big way that I express myself is through what I wear and how I present myself. I think that's an important part of the characters that I play.

Angourie Rice

MyselfThinkPresentPlayImportant

You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.

Jeff Tweedy

TimeYourselfSwimmingEnergyYou

She's not forgiven me, but we have a wonderful life from our family and that's the nature and quality of that woman that she can say that.

John Prescott

LifeFamilyNatureQualityWomanMe

I was always interested in cooking; it was always a hobby of mine.

Steve Ells

CookingHobbyAlwaysMineInterested

Taking time to contemplate what you're grateful for isn't merely the 'right' thing to do. It also improves your mood because it reduces the stress hormone cortisol by 23%.

Travis Bradberry

TimeGratefulStressYouMoodRight

Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.

Mary Wollstonecraft

WomenGovernmentWithoutShareBeing

You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them.

Luke Scott

LifeRespectPracticeMy LifeHobby

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