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Jon Ronson Quotes

I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy, serious worlds Picture Quote #1

Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white! Picture Quote #1

I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe Picture Quote #1

Success is always less funny than failure Picture Quote #1

We want to see ourselves as curious and open-minded and smart and understanding things in terms of context and nuance, but when someone tries to do that in the midst of a shaming they’re turned on Picture Quote #1

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble Picture Quote #1

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The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche Picture Quote #1

It’s not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it Picture Quote #1

Twitter hates tabloids, but Twitter is constantly acting like a tabloid, repeating the mistakes of the things we’re hoping to better Picture Quote #1

Twitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one Picture Quote #1

I did feel like they were telling me that something like that was going to happen. Not specifically - not that planes were going to be flown into the World Trade Center or anything like that - but in the general sense Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked Picture Quote #1

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There is no evidence that we’ve been placed on this planet to be especially happy or especially normal. And in fact our unhappiness and our strangeness, our anxieties and compulsions, those least fashionable aspects of our personalities, are quite often what lead us to do rather interesting things Picture Quote #1

When I asked Robert Spitzer about the possibility that he’d inadvertently created a world in which ordinary behaviours were being labelled mental disorders, he fell silent. I waited for him to answer. But the silence lasted three minutes. Finally he said, ‘I don’t know Picture Quote #1

There’s definitely evidence that capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior. When you look at the worst corners of the American health insurance industry or the sub-prime banking market, it really feels like the more psychopathically someone behaves, the more it’s rewarded Picture Quote #1

Obviously, I like to write stories that are page-turners. But I always try my very, very hardest to be as factually true as possible Picture Quote #1

Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet Picture Quote #1

On social media there’s this thing where on many occasions, there’s a single proscribed way of acting. Like if somebody dies, everyone has to say R.I.P.! R.I.P.! Basically they’re saying, Don’t hurt me, I’m a good person Picture Quote #1

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My paranoia never ends, but I haven’t been paranoid about being spied on my shadowy forces for some time now Picture Quote #1

We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we’d never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them Picture Quote #1

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it’s about 7 am to noon. For other people it’s overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times Picture Quote #1

I’m not what you’d call a fearless type of person Picture Quote #1

We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland Picture Quote #1

Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories Picture Quote #1

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Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies Picture Quote #1

Capitalism, at its most remorseless, is a physical manifestation of psychopathy Picture Quote #1

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I’ve started seeing it everywhere Picture Quote #1

Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing Picture Quote #1

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it’s about 7 am to noon. For other people it’s overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times Picture Quote #1

The way I portrayed the people is accurate. Because they’re human beings and we have a kind of wonderful capacity to be absurd and ridiculous Picture Quote #1

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I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy, serious worlds (Jon Ronson Quotes) Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white! (Jon Ronson Quotes) I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe (Jon Ronson Quotes) Success is always less funny than failure (Jon Ronson Quotes) We want to see ourselves as curious and open-minded and smart and understanding things in terms of context and nuance, but when someone tries to do that in the midst of a shaming they’re turned on (Jon Ronson Quotes) In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble (Jon Ronson Quotes) The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche (Jon Ronson Quotes) It’s not a good idea to define the boundaries of normality by tearing apart people who are outside of it (Jon Ronson Quotes) Twitter hates tabloids, but Twitter is constantly acting like a tabloid, repeating the mistakes of the things we’re hoping to better (Jon Ronson Quotes) Twitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one (Jon Ronson Quotes) I did feel like they were telling me that something like that was going to happen. Not specifically - not that planes were going to be flown into the World Trade Center or anything like that - but in the general sense (Jon Ronson Quotes) I wasn’t in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked (Jon Ronson Quotes) There is no evidence that we’ve been placed on this planet to be especially happy or especially normal. And in fact our unhappiness and our strangeness, our anxieties and compulsions, those least fashionable aspects of our personalities, are quite often what lead us to do rather interesting things (Jon Ronson Quotes) When I asked Robert Spitzer about the possibility that he’d inadvertently created a world in which ordinary behaviours were being labelled mental disorders, he fell silent. I waited for him to answer. But the silence lasted three minutes. Finally he said, ‘I don’t know (Jon Ronson Quotes) There’s definitely evidence that capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior. When you look at the worst corners of the American health insurance industry or the sub-prime banking market, it really feels like the more psychopathically someone behaves, the more it’s rewarded (Jon Ronson Quotes) Obviously, I like to write stories that are page-turners. But I always try my very, very hardest to be as factually true as possible (Jon Ronson Quotes) Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet (Jon Ronson Quotes) On social media there’s this thing where on many occasions, there’s a single proscribed way of acting. Like if somebody dies, everyone has to say R.I.P.! R.I.P.! Basically they’re saying, Don’t hurt me, I’m a good person. (Jon Ronson Quotes) My paranoia never ends, but I haven’t been paranoid about being spied on my shadowy forces for some time now. (Jon Ronson Quotes) We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we’d never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them. (Jon Ronson Quotes) Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it’s about 7 am to noon. For other people it’s overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times. (Jon Ronson Quotes) I’m not what you’d call a fearless type of person (Jon Ronson Quotes) We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland (Jon Ronson Quotes) Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories (Jon Ronson Quotes) Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies (Jon Ronson Quotes) Capitalism, at its most remorseless, is a physical manifestation of psychopathy (Jon Ronson Quotes) Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I’ve started seeing it everywhere (Jon Ronson Quotes) Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing (Jon Ronson Quotes) Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it’s about 7 am to noon. For other people it’s overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times (Jon Ronson Quotes) The way I portrayed the people is accurate. Because they’re human beings and we have a kind of wonderful capacity to be absurd and ridiculous (Jon Ronson Quotes)

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