"I'm interested in Russian language, culture, history... and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since."

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Source : "Ask the Author Live: David Remnick on Russia and Putin". Live Chat, www.newyorker.com. December 9, 2011.

David Remnick

#Years Quotes #Culture Quotes #Four Quotes

“Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.”
“A politician who commends himself as 'caring' and 'sensitive' because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to do good with other peoples' money.”
“If you're building a social product, you're still living in the last century if your product doesn't work on Facebook.”
“I think my interest in risk is pretty high, a lot higher than I think a lot of other people who are just looking for something to kind of define themselves, give them a set of fingerprints, and certainly is better for the pocketbook. For me it's always about trying new things and wanting to explore something else and something new of myself and of actors I really like.”
“Some conservatives are traditionalists, and the idea of breaking things up and changing things is concerning to them at times.”
“Does it depress you? To know just how alone you really are?”
“To 'be loved' is the most basic of human needs. Like a flower, it waters the human soul. But 'to love' is a true blessing.”
“I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff.”

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