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You Quotes by Matt Taibbi
- I think that if you're a thinking person you should always be trying to learn something new.
- If the law doesn't apply equally to everybody, then you don't really have a system of law.
- Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology.…
- Everything in America is so uniform. In Russia, everywhere you go is completely insane.
- In America, it takes about two weeks in the limelight for the whole country to think you've been around for years.
- In the years just after 9/11, even being breathed on by a suspected terrorist could land you in extralegal detention for the rest of your…
- Obviously the commercial news media tries to get you worked up and terrified so you'll buy products that they're advertising.
- Once you give an NFL player permission to have thoughts, you invite all kinds of mischief.
- In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you…
- In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got…
- In the '50s and '60s, journalism wasn't a profession. It wasn't something you went to college for - it was really more of a trade.…
- This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks…
- You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about…
- You know, I used to live in Russia where you had officers in the military opening up the warehouses at night and taking weapons out…
- You win the modern financial-regulation game by filing the most motions, attending the most hearings, giving the most money to the most politicians and, above…
More You Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide