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James Lileks Quotes

All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him Picture Quote #1

Yay Condi Rice. I want her to go to Saudi Arabia, and I want her first words upon getting off the plane to be ‘I’ll drive.’ Picture Quote #1

I regret that after 30 years of writing columns in this market, including ten with this newspaper that I love very much, this local conversation has come to an end. However, I believe that if the newspapers of the country pool their resources, we can send an Arnold-Schwartzenegger-style robot back in time to kill the inventor of the Internet, and then our future will be much brighter Picture Quote #1

If you can pick the baby up without him squirting our of your hands like a bar of soap in the shower, he’s not oiled up enough Picture Quote #1

The (campaign) ads all have the same tone - the voice is hushed and amazed when talking about The Enemy, as if you should worry how this amoral, power-mad, extremist puppy-strangler clawed his way out of hell and landed in your district. And the voice is happy and relieved when talking about The Most Noble Candidate, as though he’s Santa, Will Rogers and Lincoln all rolled into one Picture Quote #1

Contempt for the things people choose of their own free will is, at its heart, contempt for free will Picture Quote #1

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Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever Picture Quote #1

I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe Picture Quote #1

Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your history scoured away, your life winnowed down to a few items on the table and some pictures of people who don’t come around enough. When you are about to pass on, there is no quiet to attend you: busy fuss and professional zeal strive to bring you back, nail you to the soft cross of the rented bed Picture Quote #1

If you think the ‘80s were dumber than the ‘70s, either you weren’t there or you weren’t paying attention Picture Quote #1

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All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him (James Lileks Quotes) Yay Condi Rice. I want her to go to Saudi Arabia, and I want her first words upon getting off the plane to be ‘I’ll drive.’ (James Lileks Quotes) I regret that after 30 years of writing columns in this market, including ten with this newspaper that I love very much, this local conversation has come to an end. However, I believe that if the newspapers of the country pool their resources, we can send an Arnold-Schwartzenegger-style robot back in time to kill the inventor of the Internet, and then our future will be much brighter. (James Lileks Quotes) If you can pick the baby up without him squirting our of your hands like a bar of soap in the shower, he’s not oiled up enough. (James Lileks Quotes) The (campaign) ads all have the same tone - the voice is hushed and amazed when talking about The Enemy, as if you should worry how this amoral, power-mad, extremist puppy-strangler clawed his way out of hell and landed in your district. And the voice is happy and relieved when talking about The Most Noble Candidate, as though he’s Santa, Will Rogers and Lincoln all rolled into one. (James Lileks Quotes) Contempt for the things people choose of their own free will is, at its heart, contempt for free will. (James Lileks Quotes) Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever (James Lileks Quotes) I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe (James Lileks Quotes) Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your history scoured away, your life winnowed down to a few items on the table and some pictures of people who don’t come around enough. When you are about to pass on, there is no quiet to attend you: busy fuss and professional zeal strive to bring you back, nail you to the soft cross of the rented bed (James Lileks Quotes) If you think the ‘80s were dumber than the ‘70s, either you weren’t there or you weren’t paying attention (James Lileks Quotes)