Adam Curtis Quotes

We live in a time when all elites, whether on the left or the right, believe in rigid rules that say there is no alternative to the present political and economic system.

Adam Curtis

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By now, it seems as if everyone has already read Thomas L. Friedman's 'The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century.' It changed the way we think about global business, competitiveness and the implication for far-flung economies, governments, education and more.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

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We can't feel anything - all that's left inside us is dust.

Andrei Platonov

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Frank Morley, who had worked in London at Faber and Faber, was the new head of Harcourt Brace, and he hired me to start in 1940. The early years at Harcourt were wonderful. Almost my first assignment was Virginia Woolf's novel 'Between the Acts.'

Robert Giroux

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I thought I'd never do film, let alone television. I was a diehard theater nut.

Robert Knepper

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The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

Jeff Bridges

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We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional but we're still family.

Star Jones

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Darwin investigated the numerous facts obtained by naturalists in living nature and analysed them through the prism of practical experience.

Trofim Lysenko

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Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes.

Roger Penrose

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I have a really good band, and just returned from a short tour in California. It hasn't always gone that well.

Mick Taylor

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Thou strange piece of wild nature!

Colley Cibber

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The 'Patriot Act,' 'Enhancing domestic security,' and 'Protect America' all sound great - until you realize that they're catch phrases for programs that contain roving wire taps without a warrant and the collection and sale of your personal information to the U.S. government.

Brandon Webb

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David Lynch is a very kind and warm-hearted man. I really think he's brilliant.

Sheryl Lee

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