- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Matter Quotes
On what actually counts.
This page starts with a striking reframe of confinement as something that can happen mentally even to people who are physically free, and pairs it with career advice about simply landing that first entry-level role. For related thinking, see Life.
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- Racism
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my film doesn't make money, it means people didn't go watch it. So it doesn't matter then that the critics loved it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's face it - no matter how independent you are, you still have this nagging need to be desired.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adultery - which is the only grounds for divorce in New York - is not grounds for divorce in California. As a matter of fact, adultery in Southern California is grounds for marriage.
- Dissect
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how we name and dissect inequality, we must keep explaining the larger downside of such concentrated extreme wealth.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social networks matter greatly, and our class calibrations are often around what college one attended, leading to gruesome institutional divisions between those who attend, say, community colleges and those who attend top-tier universities.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
But, you know, it really depends on the character. Age doesn't really matter.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020