In Europe they call geeks 'smart people,' and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn't value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek.
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DAN PINK We live in a culture that doesn't acknowledge or validate human intuition and doesn't encour... SHAKTI GAWAIN I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very... I don't think it's ju... PAULA DEEN When I say, 'The choice to not marry,' that doesn't always translate into, 'I am a w... REBECCA TRAISTER It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken. JENNI RIVERA My wife is very interested in fashion. I am absolutely not. I couldn't give a toss. Fashion is a... SIMON WINCHESTER A lot of nerds aren't aware they're nerds. A geek has thrown his hands up to the universe an... PATTON OSWALT I am what I am. Before I was not so proud to make fashion. My family thought fashion wasn't very... SONIA RYKIEL I won't have a traditional marriage; I don't find the value in that anymore. But I am such a... HALLE BERRY I'm such a horror geek, comic geek and action figure geek. I'm inspired by so much - from Hu... COREY TAYLOR I am not a nationalist in any way, and I hate flag waving, and I don't think much good has come ... STELLAN SKARSGARD I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not... JAMES FALLOWS I'm very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don't worry about anything that I can't c... TOM WATSON Fidel is a Marxist-Leninist. I am not. Fidel is an atheist. I am not. One day, we discussed God and ... HUGO CHAVEZ Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate... MASI OKA Sometimes I wish that there were a way to let people know that just because I live in a world withou... ELIZABETH WURTZEL Because I believe in God and have faith in God, it doesn't mean I am immortal. It doesn't me... AYRTON SENNA I am not saying that I'm happy about what's going on right now in our nation, but I am at pe... BARBARA MANDRELL I'm grateful to intelligent people. That doesn't mean educated. That doesn't mean intell... MAYA ANGELOU When it comes to belts and rank, I don't care what belt I am; I don't care what rank I am. I... JASON DAVID FRANK I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in ... TASLIMA NASRIN I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy eno... JOHN ORTBERG Who am I? I am that. Nothing can change that. Words, intellect and concepts can never reach that. It... AMIT RAY I am a geek in terms of, I love 'Close Encounters' and I love 'Star Wars,' but other... NICK FROST I'd love to be an artist that's multifaceted. At the moment, I am not. But wouldn't that... ANNE HATHAWAY I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I... GARY VAYNERCHUK I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way. TADASHI SHOJI I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really k... ERNEST CLINE It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bl... RICKY SKAGGS I know that there's a cultural expectation that women be nurturing, delicate flowers. And I am. ... CHELSEA CAIN What I am very, very moved and struck by is that so many people in the world are often living a life... KATE WINSLET I am not interested in anything that doesn't have a genuine heart to it. You've got to have ... NICK CAVE People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn'... PAUL WATSON I am proud of my record as Colorado's State Treasurer. I have protected the taxpayer's money... CARY KENNEDY I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind ... RICHARD GERE I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope. NATALIE MERCHANT People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, ... ZOLA JESUS I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. NICOLA STURGEON I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor - a very Canadian sense of humor an... MICHAEL BUBLE I am very fussy; I am very detailed; I nag a lot. So in a sense, I am like Mr. Ping. I am temperamen... JAMES HONG I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, tha... YULIYA SNIGIR In my family, I would never dare to think of being Paris Hilton! And to me, that doesn't look li... EVE HEWSON I am not gonna say that a guy's looks make him have to try harder in any way. I don't believ... VALERIE AZLYNN Frankly, I don't trust any diet that doesn't allow sugar. BETHENNY FRANKEL I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy what I do. People who thin... JIM CARREY Don't try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I... BETTY WHITE If people didn't know me and only knew my public persona, what I'd want them to know is ever... TONY DUNGY I can't prove that God doesn't exist, but I'd much rather live in a universe without one... LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS I think the whole definition of a geek is somebody being passionate and focused, and being proud of ... FELICIA DAY I think that intelligence is such a narrow branch of the tree of life - this branch of primates we c... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I'm very happy to be a foreigner in Japan, and I can't think of a more wonderful place to li... PICO IYER A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they thin... NAWAL EL SAADAWI I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too bad... FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it ... ANNE WOJCICKI Could I be in a better place and happier than I am today? I don't think so. HUGH HEFNER Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who ... BORIS KODJOE I love my sci-fi. I love my fantasy. Yeah! I can say it. I'm a geek. I'm a geek and I'm ... ERICA CERRA A quote isn't a quote until that quote is quotably quoted by and official Quotesman I AM TIMEPIECE The internet has too much information out there for you to ask a dumb question I AM TIMEPIECE I am no longer a rare breed, I am an endangered species I AM TIMEPIECE I wish there was an edit button on Life because sometimes we don't realize the mistakes we've made u... I AM TIMEPIECE Life are full of memories, capture them I AM TIMEPIECE I don't fit in because I was born to stand out I AM TIMEPIECE Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But o... WINONA RYDER I just feel like I'm such a normal person in an industry that is so chaotic and crazy. I am what... VICKY MCCLURE I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard w... WENDY DAVIS When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, an... FRED ARMISEN I am an actor who doesn't believe in carrying an 'image' in the industry. I don't wa... VIJAY SETHUPATHI I don't think 'my way or the highway' works, that mentality. And that's what the Tea... PATRICK MURPHY We are living in a culture where we are so led by the visual, and what is promoted in the media, tha... BEN HARNEY I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When... DEEPAK CHOPRA My first love, I'll never forget, and it's such a big part of who I am, and in so many ways,... RASHIDA JONES I don't have a problem with ageing - in fact, I embrace that aspect of it. And am able to and ob... DAVID BOWIE I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am unde... CARINE ROITFELD I am pretty geeky, yes. I like odd sub-culture activities, I am often socially inept, I wore glasses... JOSH ZUCKERMAN We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't... A. J. MCLEAN In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people supp... MALALA YOUSAFZAI I am very proud to say that America is my home! I have so much respect for this country and the peop... CAMILA ALVES I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are... NAOMI JUDD I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not an... SYD BARRETT Frankly, any city person who doesn't think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn'... JOEL SALATIN
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