Evan Osnos As a student in Beijing in 1996, I sometimes marveled at the sheer obscurity of the movies that somehow made it onto pirated discs in China. – Evan Osnos Beijing Quotes China Quotes Discs Quotes Marveled Quotes Movies Quotes Obscurity Quotes Pirated Quotes Sheer Quotes Student Quotes When Richard Nixon came to Beijing in the winter of 1972, China was still in the throes of the Cultural Revolution, so it had a limited array of entertainment to provide. 419 scams,’ named for a clause from the Nigerian penal code, are such a part of the white noise of the digital age that we no longer notice them.
Ryan Lochte There’s so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends. – Ryan Lochte
Jim Harbaugh I believe it saves a good half hour to forty-five minutes a day, not having to stand in front of the hangers and the drawers and figure out what to wear. – Jim Harbaugh
Sue Grafton I’ve never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page. – Sue Grafton
Steve Cropper I’m one of those guys who likes to piddle around in the garage and fix stuff. – Steve Cropper
Paul Craig Roberts Representing the people is not something ‘our’ representatives do. They are too busy representing a handful of private interest groups such as the financial sector, the military/security complex, and agribusiness. – Paul Craig Roberts
Daniel Levitin I think we’ve debunked the myth of talent. It doesn’t appear that there’s anything like a music gene or center in the brain that Stevie Wonder has that nobody else has. – Daniel Levitin
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