Figures Quotes

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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so… — Susan Orlean
I've loved some gadgets that were not worthy, and I've loved gadgets that I would have loved more if I had waited for their developers… — Susan Orlean
Most fourth graders can't say why Abraham Lincoln is an important historical figure? Wow. This is far more distressing than if the news had been… — Susan Orlean
Everything we have today that's cool comes from someone wanting more of something they loved in the past. Action figures, videogames, superhero movies, iPods: All… — Patton Oswalt
A lot of emotional stress that people go through, some people figure out a way to handle it. They have a strong enough support system… — Terrell Owens
I like going to Burning Man, for example. An environment where people can try new things. I think as technologists we should have some safe… — Larry Page
Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been… — Camille Paglia
Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences in history. We… — Chuck Palahniuk
In Britain, they have a lot of laws to protect you, and we enforce them very strongly so that our children can stay private figures,… — Gwyneth Paltrow
I tend to project my father figure onto any director that I'm working with, or mother, if I'm working with a female, or it can… — Guy Pearce
I can cook; but not well. I figure I have six years until my children discover what their friends' mothers make for dinner. — Jane Pauley
Someone with a figure like Jennifer Aniston has a trainer, a cook spinning out some version of the latest diet, and probably a stop at… — Amanda Peet
Love is a mess, at best, and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try to attach to… — Sean Penn
With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes. — Joaquin Phoenix
Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there. — Unknown Author
When I first appeared, people couldn't figure out whether I was gay, straight, black, white or whatever, and I loved that. I loved the fact… — Unknown Author
Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used. And don't try to give me that nerd argument that your… — Amy Poehler
I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But when you're painting out of your unconscious, figures are bound… — Jackson Pollock
A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of… — Chaim Potok
I've seen people spend days, if not months, researching and gathering data, but only at the end did they finally figure out what they were… — Robert Pozen

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