Parker Palmer Quotes

I think there's a lot of anesthesia being - that's been pumped into American culture, the mass media television, various forms of entertainment, and the illusion of wealth that we now understand to be an illusion as well as the illusion that America is a world power.

Parker Palmer

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PowerCultureWorldThinkAmerican

A season is a season, regardless of the number of games.

Joe Cronin

GamesSeasonNumberRegardless

I'm saying that there's way more to 9/11 than mainstream media and our government have told us.

Jesse Ventura

GovernmentSayingMediaWayMoreUs

Too many children and adults go hungry every day.

Andrew Zimmern

ChildrenDayEvery DayGoHungry

Going on the road for long stretches can seem daunting, and I certainly miss being home sometimes, but the chance to see so many different cities, let alone perform in them, is something I am really grateful for.

John Mulaney

HomeAloneGratefulI AmRoadLong

We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we can die without it.

Max Lerner

LivePowerCultureDieWithout

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.

John Lydon

BestWorldFaceSingerAnything

I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover.

John Malkovich

TravelClothesNeverWithoutLittle

Milk which is just about to turn is akin to that moment spent on the cusp of failure in a dulled and fettered relationship.

Matt Roper

FailureRelationshipMomentMilk

I'm a simple man with a simple mind. I hold a simple set of beliefs that I live by. Number one, I believe in America. I believe it exists. My gut tells me I live there. I feel that it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and I strongly believe it has 50 states.

Stephen Colbert

LiveSimpleManMindMeBelieve

A lot of the composing posture you see in Joanna I actually took from Lauren Bacall from 'To Have or Have Not.' I absolutely adored that movie as a kid, and I just remembered this woman who was so statuesque, and I was like, 'I want to do that.'

Stephanie Corneliussen

WomanYouWantKidSeeRemembered

When I was younger, out in public, I never wanted to pop my hip and definitely made sure that my wrist was nice and firm. All these silly, prohibitive things.

Troye Sivan

SillyNiceNeverOutThingsSure

When you write, it's making a certain kind of music in your head. There's a rhythm to it, a pulse, and on the whole, I'm writing to that drum rather than the psychological process.

Tom Stoppard

MusicWritingProcessYouKindHead

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