Ian Frazier Quotes

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• Siberia is so big, it’s almost more an idea than a place
• Sometimes travel is merely an opportunity taken when you can.
• Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.
• Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.
• Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
• America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.
• I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of…
• Siberia is a state of mind.
• Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
• I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
• Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives.
• People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.
• When the days start to get shorter, I want to be in some nice brick building on the East Coast with the lights glowing in…
• I would hate to see the idea of freedom disappear, and I wonder if maybe it will.
• I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor…
• When I go to Indian reservations in the West, and especially to the Pine Ridge Reservation, I sometimes feel unsure where to put my foot…
• Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended against…
• When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
• On two or three book tours, I have visited bookstores in the Mall of America and signed copies of my books and introduced myself to…
• I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people…

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