#hype

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#decline #hype #journalism #landmark #much

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes. ↗

— John Legend

#i #i think #prone #sometimes #think

The laboratory evidence that carbohydrate-rich diets can cause the body to reain water and so raise blood pressure, just as salt consumption is supposed to do, dates back well over a century ↗

— Gary Taubes

#hypertension #lowcarb #salt #science #sodium

What's the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside? ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#celebrity-culture #celebrity-gossip #celebutard #dark-humor #fake

I want to price my next book and adjust it for the coming hyperinflation. So instead of the normal one dollar price, I’ll charge $1,000,000.00. If I sell one copy now I’ll be a happy man, and if I sell a million copies after hyperinflation hits in a few years then I’ll be equally as happy.
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— Jarod Kintz

#hyperinflation #inflation #price #equality

Chances are if you find yourself caught up in a political foofaraw at work, or in some family squabble at home, it's because someone else is succeeding in convincing you that his problem is your problem. The non-self-destructor recognizes this and as soon as possible, gives the sleepless night back to the person to whom it belongs. ↗

— Jason Seiden

#hyperviligance #letting-go #responsibility #someone-else-s-problem #family

I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. ↗

— Michael Douglas

#hollywood #hype #i #impressed #new

A writer who is afraid to overreach himself is as useless as a general who is afraid to be wrong. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#imagination #imagination

Stop running, you fools!" Kronos yelled. "Stand and ACKK!" That last part was because a panicked Hyperborean giant stumbled backwards and sat on top of him. The lord of time disappeared under a giant blue butt. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hyperborean-giant #kronos #lord-of-time #running

It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you... Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin! ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#believing #bin #couple #easy #fall