"Putin needed an enemy, an Other, against which to mobilize. LGBT people are really convenient: we're sort of the ultimate foreign agent."

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Source : "Masha Gessen: Propaganda On Russia's Own Shrinking Public Acceptance Space To Talk Of Reality". Interview with Meara Sharma, www.guernicamag.com. February 3, 2014.

Masha Gessen

#People Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Agents Quotes

“I like to challenge myself and I like to try new things.”

Source : "Interview: ‘Gracepoint’ co-star Jessica Lucas on why she probably isn’t playing the killer". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. November 6, 2014.
“When you fall in a river, you're no longer a fisherman; you're a swimmer.”
“I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country.”
“Anxiety is not fear, being afraid of this or that definite object, but the uncanny feeling of being afraid of nothing at all. It is precisely Nothingness that makes itself present and felt as the object of our dread.”
“I'm a very, very proud Canadian, and having the privilege to represent my country on the international level was the highlight of my 18-year career.”
“There is only the actuality of what happens in life. The rest is just a story, no matter who's telling it.”

Source : Gary Crowley (2009). “Pass the Jelly: Tales of Ordinary Enlightenment : a Memoir”, p.37, Sentient Publications
“Focus groups are a waste of time, filled with people telling you what you want to hear so they can go home.”
“You are what you are.”

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