"It seems that every generation needs its public,……" — John Hodgman
"It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud."
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65 Quotes by John Hodgman
John Hodgman has 65 quotes on this site.
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We estimate that there are perhaps 20,000 prehistoric hunter-gatherers frozen up in those glaciers. Now, if they simply thaw and…
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For a long time, I would write without music, because I thought it was distracting until I appreciated that it…
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This is one of the defining sorrows of books: that we cannot see one another.
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This is not to say there are not Chicagoans. But I would suggest that they are a nomadic people, whose…
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Tonally, there was no discussion; I just don’t know any other way to do it. I don’t want to make…
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Truth may be stranger than fiction, goes the old saw, but it is never as strange as lies.
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Specificity is the soul of narrative.
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I think there are very few invisible musical instrument players out there who can claim the chops and sheer perseverance…
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Even in my own life, there are memories I have that are difficult to explain - happenings that are so…
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There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.
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As a freelance writer, I'd be asked to become an expert for various magazines on any subject, whether food or…
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Comics have a problem, and that is continuity - the obsession with placing the characters in an existing world, where…
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I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and…
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I'm not going to conform to some consumer need.
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I'm generous. I give good tips. It's just - the way I live my life, ironically enough, is: I don't…
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Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a…
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If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consumer Product…
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Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never…
— Dave Barry
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Forget words like 'hard sell' and 'soft sell.' That will only confuse you. Just be sure your advertising is saying…
— William Bernbach
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The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.
— Julie Bishop
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My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought…
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I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I…
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When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer…
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It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England.
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