Thinking Quotes - Page 32

• My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to dip in and out of, to hold, to have on your shelf.

  Kenneth Goldsmith

  Book, Dull, Dip

  Source: www.believermag.com

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• I think my work is optimistic - as much as it is pathetic and funny and sad and ridiculous, at the end of the day it's about the hope that something will go right, and the constant wishing for a world where things might start to make sense.

  Laurel Nakadate

  Optimistic, Wish, The End Of The Day

  Interview with Scott Indrisek, believermag.com. October 1, 2006.

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• Besides, many Islamic movements will change as soon as they gain political responsibility. I'm not at all pessimistic in this regard. Just think of Turkey, where the Islamists are now behaving like a sort of Christian Democratic party in Europe.

  Zalmay Khalilzad

  Christian, Islamic, Party

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I think when people get stuck in situations that go against their soul, they can't be happy. That's all.

  Martine Murray

  People, Soul, Stuck

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• Until the L.A. market is settled, I don't think there's any other market out there that stands a chance.

  Andrew Zimbalist

  Chance

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• I don't think baseball can abandon the Miami market. If MLB does let that market go vacant, I think it'll be one of the biggest mistakes they ever made.

  Andrew Zimbalist

  Baseball, Mistake, Mlb

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• People tend to take sides in these discussions. They feel obligated to say baseball is in catastrophic circumstance or no problem at all. I think extremes are misleading. I think there's a problem and it's of modest dimensions.

  Andrew Zimbalist

  Baseball, People, Sides

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• I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'whatever is left over' kind of situation.

  Cass McCombs

  Jobs, Way, Kind

  "Cass McCombs’ Good Humor". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 7, 2011.

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• I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is following their own heart; there's been people who have left my life, and I don't have a problem with that. This is a transitory world; we're all spirits just looking for love and finding it and holding on.

  Cass McCombs

  Meaningful, Heart, People

  "Cass McCombs’ Good Humor". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 7, 2011.

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• I don't think I'm a particularly somber human being.

  Cass McCombs

  Somber, Humans, Human Beings

  Interview with Eric Harvey, www.avclub.com. July 29, 2011.

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• I think this is the beginning of a really cool period in music because what we've been living through has been mostly super-testosterone rock, and there's nothing wrong with testosterone but it is damn boring.

  Sam Endicott

  Rocks, Boring, Really Cool

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• I think a lot of people learn to code messing around with things while in secondary school. And for me, it started up as a hobby and a plaything, and I just became more curious over time.

  John Collison

  School, People, Hobbies

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• I think that some of the greatest muckrakers and some of the greatest investigative journalists of all time had strong feelings about civil rights. There is a role for the journalist-advocate. And as long as you play your cards on the table, I think thats a role that we should allow.

  Pete Earley

  Strong, Rights, Cards On The Table

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• If God had not made brown honey, men would think figs much sweeter than they do.

  Xenophanes

  Men, Honey, Figs

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• I can think of few more worthy achievements than keeping a library alive and well for a century. As far as I am concerned, one of the absolute backbones of a free society and a democracy is the library offering access to a treasure house of information to all.

  Gillian Roberts

  Offering, House, Achievement

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• I could not write my books without the library's help. Even with the ease of Internet research, I find books to be indispensable when I am writing. ... Books make me laugh, cry, and think. They give me insight into history, and into the lives of people in other cultures. They help me make important decisions, and they provide endless entertainment. Hooray for libraries!

  Peg Kehret

  Book, Writing, Other Cultures

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• If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again.

  Plato

  Art, Children, Important

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• Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.

  Paul Simon

  Powerful, Pale, Music Is

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• Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let's get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.

  B. B. King

  Savages, Beast, Music Is

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• There are no utopia jobs on this earth, .. There's nobody out there that can say, 'I've got the ideal job and there are no problems.' If your self worth is based on what other people think of you, you're in trouble. My self worth is not based on them. My self worth is based on my faith, how I treat others, what I'm doing right for this program and these kids and this coaching staff. Other than that, I understand you're not going to please everybody.

  Chan Gailey

  Jobs, Kids, Self Worth

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• The market's been soft, .. and I think that's mostly a result of the new provisions in the collective bargaining agreement.

  Andrew Zimbalist

  Agreement, Results, Provision

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• I work out hard, and I do things that I feel make me better throughout the race and after the race. And I feel better mentally because of working out, being prepared and being in great shape. Driving the car, I think with reflexes and things throw at your so quickly, you have to make adjustments - the feeling of your car, the heat. Some tracks can be tough on your neck and arms, and other tracks, not so much. I think there's a lot there that definitely takes some athletic ability, and I think that helps being athletic and being prepared like that. It helps me for sure.

  Kasey Kahne

  Feel Better, Race, Track

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• The SEC got more than 100 rules to write under Dodd-Frank, the lion's share of all the agencies. And we've moved, I think, with a tremendous sense of urgency. But it takes a long time to write rules and get them approved by a five-member commission.

  Mary Schapiro

  Writing, Agency, Long

  "SEC Head Mary Schapiro To Step Down This Week". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 11, 2012.

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• I love being a producer, and I think I essentially still operate as a producer even though I now have control of marketing and the ability to green-light shows - something every producer wants but that they don't get!

  David Nevins

  Love Is, Light, Marketing

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• I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I think you get enormous reward from the audience. Just give them something they didn't see coming, and you get enormous points.

  David Nevins

  Ambition, Simple, Games

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