"A book is meant not only to be read, but to haunt you, to importune you like a lover or a parent, to be in your teeth like a piece of gristle."

-- Anatole Broyard

#Book Quotes #Parent Quotes #Teeth Quotes

“I think our culture is sick and tired of fluffy nonsense and people want something more sincere and heartfelt.”
“Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance.”
“Too many companies believe that all they must do is provide a 'neat' technology or some 'cool' product or, sometimes, just good, solid engineering. Nope. All of those are desirable (and solid engineering is a must), but there is much more to a successful product than that: understanding how the product is to be used, design, engineering, positioning, marketing, branding-all matter. It requires designing the Total User Experience.”
“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”
“Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.”
“It's funny when you're a kid how you can acclimate to almost anything.”
“I'm definitely not a follower. This is our job. This is what we do. If you're not having fun here, you shouldn't be here.”
“Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.”

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