"We have so few unaffiliated public intellectuals now - people who are not beholden to a think tank, corporate-owned media, or academic department - and even many literary writers look and behave like young urban professionals and canny careerists."

-- Pankaj Mishra

#Thinking Quotes #Media Quotes #People Quotes

“The fact that order and creativity are complementary has been basic to man's cultural development; for he has to internalize order to be able to give external form to his creativity.”
“No one in college football or the SEC can tackle me by themselves.”
“It was quite strange, because it's quite different from singing, although it's quite natural because you're used to performing or acting on stage.”
“I think I might get laid more...by my dad.”
“When you're doing a play and you're afraid of a scene, that's the scene you should embrace, because that's the scene that will tell you something about the play.”
“God has stated in clear and concise language how He created the universe and we ought not to doubt His Word.”
“For all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate. Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.”
“I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching.”

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