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"At the basic consumer level, the profusion of fonts appeals to a culture that celebrates expressive individualism."

— Virginia Postrel

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80 Quotes by Virginia Postrel

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Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place.
Glamour is translucent — not transparent, not opaque. It invites us into the world but it doesn’t give us a…
Aesthetics has become too important to be left to the aesthetes. To succeed, hard-nosed engineers, real estate developers, and MBAs…
The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating…
Glamour doesn’t just happen, people don’t wake up in the morning glamorous.
European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities…
At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things…
Dialysis does not make patients well. It simply postpones their deaths.
Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is…
The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future…
We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an…
As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have…

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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation… — Hannah Arendt
I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words… — Margaret Atwood
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans… — John Avlon
I love soap operas - the stories, the plots! And I love the game shows and the courtroom dramas and… — Peter Ackroyd
I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's… — Aaliyah
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the… — Albert Bandura
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may… — Pope Benedict XVI
I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of… — Rachel Bilson
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. — Otto von Bismarck
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of… — Sade Adu
Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share. — Lewis Black
Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone. — Jo Brand

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