"One of the most persistent cultural tics of the early 21st century is Americans' reluctance to absorb, let alone prepare for, bad news."

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Source : "What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us". www.nytimes.com. February 21, 2009.

Frank Rich

#News Quotes #Century Quotes #Tics Quotes

“Charity you can give even when you haven't got.”
“When I was playing with synth players, I was still within a conceptual framework of playing music. When I started playing solo, I became much more aware of the acoustic phenomena that the instruments were producing.”
“Bobby Brown reminds me of a fellow who's been hitting for 12 years and fielding one.”
“You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV series, complain of their lot and declare themselves ready to drop it all.”
“This is a woman you've known less than twelve hours. It took you a year to pick out a couch, but you're seriouslyâ€”" â€œYes,â€ Roger said. â€œShe's the one.”
“The Gingerbread House has four walls, a roof, a door, a window, and a chimney. It is decorated with many sweet culinary delights on the outside.But on the inside there is nothing-only the bare gingerbread walls.It is not a real house-not until you decide to add a Gingerbread Room.That's when the stories can move in.They will stay in residence for as long as you abstain from taking the first gingerbread bite.”
“No one likes to be criticized, of course, but if the things we successfully strive for do not make our future selves happy, or if the things we unsuccessfully avoid do, then it seems reasonable (if somewhat ungracious) for them to cast a disparaging glance backward and wonder what the hell we were thinking.”
“What we need is a theology of salvation that begins and ends with a recognition of every person's hunger for glory.”

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