"I've learned that I need to spell out,……" — James Fallows
"I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value and am being 'sarcastic."
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34 Quotes by James Fallows
James Fallows has 34 quotes on this site.
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A rigid America is also weak and vulnerable, because it sacrifices its unique strength: the energy of people who think…
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The worst kind of management seeks a single optimum, a one-scale index of efficiency, like the mindless scales of 1…
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Up or out" greatly magnified the careerist emphasis on holding a position rather than doing a job.
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According to the Office of Technology Assessment, 3 Minuteman missiles and 7 Poseidon missiles could destroy 73 percent of oil-refining…
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It is not widely known that, ever since the end of the Korean War, the United States has spent essentially…
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Racial prejudice boils down to the deeply anti-American message that some people are born to fail.
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Our military plans should be based on the assumption of unpredictability, rather than on carefully drawn, static models of the…
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Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate.
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Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed…
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Make the important interesting.
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Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries.
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Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko…
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More Blatant Quotes
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one of 57 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.
— Tony Campolo
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I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I…
— Jimmy Carter
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Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and…
— Diablo Cody
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It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.
— Jean Rostand
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The problem is not with the athletes, but with us. No matter how blatant the drug use may be, we…
— Peter Singer
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There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand…
— Diane Abbott
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
— Laura Prepon
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Today's decision affirms what we all know to be true — the U.S. Constitution guarantees the basic civil rights of…
— Chad Griffin
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It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of…
— Stanley B. Goldenberg
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Love couldn't be moved by circumstance, poor choices, or even blatant lies-skewed and damaged, yes, but the heart couldn't deny…
— Rachel Wade
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This terrible tragedy.... the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism this is a blatant challenge to…
— Vladimir Putin
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A man is skillful at woodraft just in proportion as he approaches this balance. Knowing the wilderness can be comfortable…
— Stewart Edward White
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