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Dave Eggers Quotes

There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them, quietly or otherwise Picture Quote #1

We have advantages. We have a cushion to fall back on. This is abundance. A luxury of place and time. Something rare and wonderful. It’s almost historically unprecedented. We must do extraordinary things. We have to. It would be absurd not to Picture Quote #1

But you know, there’s something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go home, they’re finished. They don’t stall, they don’t do their homework in front of the TV Picture Quote #1

To me any given story has its appropriate form. There might be some story I get involved with that’s begging to be a graphic novel, so that will have to be that way Picture Quote #1

If you don’t want anyone to know about your existence, you might as well kill yourself. You’re taking up space, air Picture Quote #1

I've never had WiFi at home. I'm too easily distracted, and YouTube is too tempting Picture Quote #1

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A combination of acting, lying, begging, and cheating Picture Quote #1

Some of these kids just don’t plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time Picture Quote #1

Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation Picture Quote #1

I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book Picture Quote #1

Yes, a dark time passed over this land, but now there is something like light Picture Quote #1

Once a year, she remembers that she is insignificant. Then she forgets agains, because more than she is insignificant, she is forgetful Picture Quote #1

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We would oppose the turning of the planet and refuse the setting of the sun Picture Quote #1

She felt some measure of relief knowing that in the very least, on the open road she would have some time to think Picture Quote #1

You can’t ever guess at life, at pain. All pain is real, and all pain is personal. It’s the most personal thing we have. It eats each of us differently Picture Quote #1

The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That’s the best you can do Picture Quote #1

They were so in love with the world, and so disappointed in every aspect of it Picture Quote #1

Again the greatest use of a human was to be useful. Not to consume, not to watch, but to do something for someone else that improved their life, even for a few minutes Picture Quote #1

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It was always difficult to get cattle returned once a marriage was dissolved Picture Quote #1

There is travel and there are babies; everything else is drudgery and death Picture Quote #1

I’m better than you think. I’m even better than I think I am Picture Quote #1

We feel that to reveal embarrassing or private things, we have given someone something, that, like a primitive person fearing that a photographer will steal his soul, we identify our secrets, our past and their blotches, with our identity, that revealing our habits or losses or deeds somehow makes one less of oneself Picture Quote #1

She needs a new journal. The one she has is problematic. To get to the present, she needs to page through the past, and when she does, she remembers things, and her new journal entries become, for the most part, reactions to the days she regrets, wants to correct, rewrite Picture Quote #1

You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time Picture Quote #1

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First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also: You are tired. You are true of heart! Picture Quote #1

When we pass by another person without telling them we love them it’s cruel and wrong and we all know this Picture Quote #1

And that's actually the brunt of what we do is, people going straight from their workplace, straight from home, straight into the classroom and working directly with the students. So then we're able to work with thousands and thousands more students Picture Quote #1

But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one on one, getting all this attention - they go home, they're finished. They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV Picture Quote #1

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object Picture Quote #1

But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos Picture Quote #1

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There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them, quietly or otherwise. (Dave Eggers Quotes) We have advantages. We have a cushion to fall back on. This is abundance. A luxury of place and time. Something rare and wonderful. It’s almost historically unprecedented. We must do extraordinary things. We have to. It would be absurd not to. (Dave Eggers Quotes) But you know, there’s something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go home, they’re finished. They don’t stall, they don’t do their homework in front of the TV. (Dave Eggers Quotes) To me any given story has its appropriate form. There might be some story I get involved with that’s begging to be a graphic novel, so that will have to be that way. (Dave Eggers Quotes) If you don’t want anyone to know about your existence, you might as well kill yourself. You’re taking up space, air. (Dave Eggers Quotes) I've never had WiFi at home. I'm too easily distracted, and YouTube is too tempting (Dave Eggers Quotes) A combination of acting, lying, begging, and cheating (Dave Eggers Quotes) Some of these kids just don’t plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time (Dave Eggers Quotes) Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation (Dave Eggers Quotes) I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book (Dave Eggers Quotes) Yes, a dark time passed over this land, but now there is something like light (Dave Eggers Quotes) Once a year, she remembers that she is insignificant. Then she forgets agains, because more than she is insignificant, she is forgetful (Dave Eggers Quotes) We would oppose the turning of the planet and refuse the setting of the sun (Dave Eggers Quotes) She felt some measure of relief knowing that in the very least, on the open road she would have some time to think (Dave Eggers Quotes) You can’t ever guess at life, at pain. All pain is real, and all pain is personal. It’s the most personal thing we have. It eats each of us differently (Dave Eggers Quotes) The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That’s the best you can do (Dave Eggers Quotes) They were so in love with the world, and so disappointed in every aspect of it (Dave Eggers Quotes) Again the greatest use of a human was to be useful. Not to consume, not to watch, but to do something for someone else that improved their life, even for a few minutes (Dave Eggers Quotes) It was always difficult to get cattle returned once a marriage was dissolved (Dave Eggers Quotes) There is travel and there are babies; everything else is drudgery and death (Dave Eggers Quotes) I’m better than you think. I’m even better than I think I am (Dave Eggers Quotes) We feel that to reveal embarrassing or private things, we have given someone something, that, like a primitive person fearing that a photographer will steal his soul, we identify our secrets, our past and their blotches, with our identity, that revealing our habits or losses or deeds somehow makes one less of oneself (Dave Eggers Quotes) She needs a new journal. The one she has is problematic. To get to the present, she needs to page through the past, and when she does, she remembers things, and her new journal entries become, for the most part, reactions to the days she regrets, wants to correct, rewrite (Dave Eggers Quotes) You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time (Dave Eggers Quotes) First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also: You are tired. You are true of heart! (Dave Eggers Quotes) When we pass by another person without telling them we love them it’s cruel and wrong and we all know this (Dave Eggers Quotes) And that's actually the brunt of what we do is, people going straight from their workplace, straight from home, straight into the classroom and working directly with the students. So then we're able to work with thousands and thousands more students (Dave Eggers Quotes) But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one on one, getting all this attention - they go home, they're finished. They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV (Dave Eggers Quotes) McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object (Dave Eggers Quotes) But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos (Dave Eggers Quotes)

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