Adam Curtis Quotes

The problem with wonks is that they can't deal with emotion and feeling, and they don't like stories. It means that they cannot connect at all with the feelings and imaginations of the voters.

Adam Curtis

Recitation: by Male by Female

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ProblemFeelingFeelingsEmotion

I loved the taste and smell of Chicago hot dogs.

Jimmy John Liautaud

LovedChicagoSmellHotDogsTaste

I am trying to work out what my taste is, comedy-wise. I look up to stand up comedians who appear to be telling the truth, but I don't mind if they are lying.

Jessie Cave

WorkTruthI AmMindStand UpStand

When I was younger, the idea of the bad boy was appealing, but then I grew up and realized that stable people are more fulfilling. Bad boys need more time to themselves. I want to be in a relationship with someone who knows how to take care of himself and is therefore able to take care of me. That way, we can put each other first.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

RelationshipTimePeopleMeCare

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?

Matt Lucas

LifeFunWithoutOffShowingBit

The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful.

Amelia Barr

MeReadyInevitableAlwaysFound

Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false.

Robert Walpole

HistoryKnowFalseMustReadOh

I get antsy if a year goes by without doing a play. I don't go to the gym, so this is my way of trying to live longer.

Rory Kinnear

LiveDoingTryingYearGymPlay

I love to teach; that's paramount.

Ron Palillo

LoveTeachI LoveParamount

Once you recognize that all documentaries are performance, it's not a matter of 'if' they should be performance. They are performance, and they are performance precisely where people are playing themselves.

Joshua Oppenheimer

PeoplePerformanceYouMatterWhere

I'm so grateful for the marriages that I have had. I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't had those.

Cheryl Tiegs

TodayGratefulI AmWhoMarriages

If people see me giving back to the military, they'll hopefully follow suit and be good to these guys who have done so much. I'm not Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods - I'm just an old, gray-beard mountain climber, but I'm hoping to inspire people to follow my way.

Conrad Anker

GoodMountainPeopleMeWoodsTiger

The Lib Dems are not just empty. They are a void within a vacuum surrounded by a vast inanition.

Boris Johnson

VacuumEmptyWithinSurroundedJust

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