You Quotes by Virginia Postrel

8 You quotes by Virginia Postrel

Virginia Postrel’s eight quotes on “You” explore the nuances of personal freedom and decision‑making. The concise selection reflects her thoughtful approach to the complexities of self‑direction.

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Glamour is not something you possess but something you perceive, not something you have but something you feel. It is a subjective…

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The United States government approaches patient choice in medication as Singapore does free speech: its pronouncements sound reasonable and tolerant until you…

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Fit experts envision a future in which you'd carry your body scan in your cell phone or on a thumb drive, using…

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If you default on your Visa bill, nobody comes to repossess your refrigerator or auction off your shoes. The biggest penalty you'll…

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For designers, the rigidity of an alphabet presents a never-ending artistic challenge: How do you do something new and still preserve the…

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Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place. And this is one reason that modes of…

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The Internet exposes a diversity of opinion, experience, and taste we'd been led to believe didn't exist. If you were unusual in…

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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness,…

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'The Matrix' is a movie that is all about glamour. I could do a whole talk on 'The Matrix' and glamour. It was criticized…

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Glamour is a beautiful illusion - the word 'glamour' originally meant a literal magic spell - that promises to transcend ordinary life and make…

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When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of 'Reason' when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially since the…

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A lot of consumers actively enjoy advertising, especially fashion print ads and clever TV commercials. The nostalgic cable channel TVLand features not only vintage…

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“Functionality still matters, of course. But competition has pushed quality so high and prices so low that many manufacturers can no longer distinguish themselves…

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Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement and commercial…

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When 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' premiered on the WB Network in 1996, American culture was in trouble. Americans were bowling alone, pursuing individual interests…

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The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became…

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Behind the criticism of fashion as an artistic medium is a highly ideological prejudice: against markets, against consumers, against the dynamism of Western commercial…

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