“Only astrophysicists new about the Internet 20 years ago. Today my cat has a website.” YearsTodayInternetYears AgoCatWebsite Author:William J. Clinton
“That's the problem with the Internet: You do a naked scene and then it's taken out of context and put on websites that have nothing to do with film.” ProblemFilmTakenInternetSceneNakedWebsiteOf Context Author:Clemence Poesy
“Minister and writer Barbara Kaufmann has addressed the subject of guerrilla decontextualization on both the 'Voices Compassionate Education' website and on 'Inner Michael', where she offers the kind of insights into the spiritual aspects of Michael Jackson's creative artistry that mainstream media mostly ignores.” KindSpiritualVoiceCreativeSubjectsMediaOffersAspectInsightMinistersCompassionateMainstreamWebsiteArtistryCreative ArtBarbaraMainstream MediaGuerrillas Author:Aberjhani
“Now, I try not to read gossip as a rule. But the other day, a website ran an article with a picture of me wearing sweatpants on the way to the gym. And the writer asked, 'Why does this petite beauty insist on dressing like a massive man?' Because I like to be comfortable.” MenWayTryingDoeComfortableRanMassiveGossipGymArticlesDressingsWebsitePetiteSweatpants Author:Ellen Page
“How can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work?” PeopleProductsTaxesBuyingWebsite Author:John Boehner
“I do shop online! But I’m shopping online mostly in the home categories - One Kings Lane and Gilt. At a lot of architectural websites, I buy a lot of hardware for cabinetry like hinges and things like that from England. So you know for me, I shop at Net-A-Porter, but I don’t really shop that much for clothing online.” KnowsHomeKingsEnglandShopsOnlineCategoriesShoppingClothingsWebsiteLanesHardwareHinges Author:Nate Berkus
“It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.” KnowsJobsAvailableDesignerWebsiteMallsAntiquesGood DesignRetailersDecorators Author:Nate Berkus
“And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsKindHateDealsKnow HowCrySingersSettingSettingsObsessedSongwritersWebsiteSinger Songwriters Author:Jessie J
“There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it's extremely hard to block anything - extremely hard. You'll never get perfect blocking.” WantHardGovernmentPerfectInternetBlockWebsite Author:Bill Gates
“No matter what I do, I can't help but feel that I'm under a microscope. Some of it is completely silly, and some of it is meant to be hurtful. For example, a website accumulated all of my music videos to point out perceived Illuminati images. I loved that one. Of course, it was all ridiculous but funny.” FeelsI CanMatterHelpingCoursesExampleNo Matter WhatRidiculousSillyVideoMeant To BeWebsiteHurtfulMicroscopes Author:Steve Aoki
“I'm "crushable." That was the craziest thing. They called me "crushable" on some website.” WebsiteCraziest Author:Alex Shaffer
“When I was bullied, I could go home and it would stop. Now, you can go home and get a text, or you can put up a YouTube video and 200 people say horrible crap, or someone has launched a website about you. That stuff is really terrifying.” PeopleHomeStuffHorribleVideoCrapWebsiteYoutubeBullied Author:Lee Hirsch
“Imagine the wars we would've avoided if prior generations had a website where they could debate tragedy and politics in terse sentences?” IfsWarPoliticsImagineGenerationsTragedySentencesDebateAvoidedWebsite Author:Eugene Mirman
“I'm close to my audience. I think I have more tools in my box than other guys who might try it. Also, I know how to do this stuff. I know how to write and shoot and edit. I'm technically adept and that helped with the website. You need a big skill set.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingTryingBigsMightGuyStuffAudienceKnow HowSkillsToolsBoxesWebsiteOther GuysEditsAdept Author:Louis C. K.
“I hope that if I ever disappear, people don't look for me based on the last websites I visited. Kind of an awkward press conference for my parents. Officer, do you have any leads? Well, based on Mr. Finnegan's computer entries, we think he was abducted by Sorority Sluts.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsLooksKindLastsParentComputerPressesDisappearOfficersAwkwardConferencesWebsiteEntryPress ConferencesSorority Author:Christian Finnegan
“Do you guys remember that woman who disappeared a few years ago, Chandra Levy? Do you remember her? I found this fascinating. Apparently, the day she disappeared, she had gone on her computer, and the last website she ever visited was an online map of the park where her body was found. That's true. I just hope that if I ever disappear, people don't look for me based on the last websites I visited.” PeopleIfsYearsLooksBodyLastsRememberGuyFoundGoneComputerYears AgoDisappearParksFascinatingOnlineMapsWebsite Author:Christian Finnegan
“I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.” PeopleDiesChanceInternetRateVideoPostsKicksSiteBlogsWebsiteFormatFunny Or DieFunny Videos Author:J. B. Smoove
“For the first time in the history of photography, we can study the real-time production of snapshot making - globally! (On Flickr and other photosharing websites)” FirstsRealStudyPhotographyFirst TimeProductionsWebsiteSnapshotsFlickrHistory Of Photography Author:Joachim Schmid
“I'm in touch with Stick players all over the world, so I have a unique perspective on what they need from a website. Stick Enterprises is a small family-run business, but they have a depth of experience and committment that's pretty rare these days. I try to make sure that all the bases are covered for them, because I think what they do is really valuable to the music world.” ThinkingWorldNeedsTryingRunningPlayerPerspectiveUniqueBasesSticksDepthValuableThese DaysEnterpriseCoveredWebsiteUnique PerspectiveSmall Family Author:Greg Howard
“Silicon Valley companies need to be asked to bring the best and brightest, the most recent technology to the table. I was asked as a CEO. I complied happily. And they will as well. But they have not been asked. That's why it cost billions of dollars to build an [Barack] Obama website that failed because the private sector wasn't asked.” NeedsWellsCompanyTechnologyCostTablesDollarsBillionsBarackValleysCeoWebsitePrivate SectorSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Carly Fiorina
“I've laid out a very, very detailed immigration plan on my website, tedcruz.org. It's 11 pages of existing federal law and in particular the question of what to do with people who are here now.” PeopleLawPlansParticularPagesImmigrationWebsite Author:Ted Cruz
“Well, people who are blues purist types are usually the most vocal and the ones that pop up on the websites.” PeopleWellsTypePopsVocalWebsite Author:Jonny Lang
“I really just concentrated on putting out solo stuff on my website, just trying things, but this time we thought it was time to do a proper record, where you make a bit of a fanfare about it. Something that says "listen everybody, I'm here".” TryingStuffBitsRecordsSoloWebsiteFanfare Author:William Orbit
“Ann Coulter is, at this point, a known quantity (especially after the raghead remarks last year), and she delivered what they knew she would deliver. Where were the complaints in advance of her appearance? There were none that I am aware of, and this is just damage control. An open letter isn't going to solve the real problem with the conservative movement. And hell, the authors can't even write this letter without sniping at liberal websites. Ann Coulter is not the problem - she is a symptom of the problem.” WritingYearsRealProblemLastsKnownHellMovementLettersConservativeAppearanceSolveDamageQuantityLast YearComplaintsSymptomsRemarksWebsiteReal ProblemsDamage ControlSniping Author:John Cole
“When I go on and listen to the stuff on the websites, I can't tell, it all sounds like the same band, like they should all be in one band together.” ShouldI CanTogetherStuffSoundGoes OnBandWebsite Author:Marnie Stern
“Programmatic is a great thing. Let's be clear there's a zillion websites. It's extremely difficult to address messages.” DifficultClearMessagesGreat ThingsAddressesWebsite Author:Maurice Levy
“For example, instead of being asked to write an article, suddenly editors wanted me to make super-short videos. The assumptions of those video gigs was that kids don't read as much news and basically need to be read to, which I found really problematic and kind of insulting. I thought, Isn't it just that you don't have any money and that's why you want me to make some crappy "content" for your website?” WantNeedsWritingKindKidsWantedFoundExampleNewsVideoAssumptionEditorsArticlesWant MeGigsWebsiteInsultingYou Want Me Author:Astra Taylor
“The main problem is just that people think that other people care about them way more than they do. Anything that you do, that requires anyone to do an ounce of work that's about you, is a mistake. Because unless you are Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, or David Letterman, or just a really, really giant celebrity, or you're maybe at the center of a media storm where everyone is trying to get in touch with you, people don't want to have to do any work to remember who you are, what you're selling, or what your website is.” PeopleThinkingWayWantTryingProblemCareRememberMistakeMediaWho You AreStormSellingGiantsWebsiteBradLettermanRemember Who You Are Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“I made my first website when I was ten. I flirted using instant messages all throughout high school. I like the Internet. I like cuddling. I like my cell phone. I like awkward eye contact with strangers. I like hearing people's voices. I like parties. I like Craigslist. These things don't seem technologically exclusive to me.” PeopleFirstsMadeSeemsEyeSchoolVoicePartyInternetTenMessagesHigh SchoolPhonesStrangerHearingContactCellsInstantAwkwardExclusiveWebsiteCell PhoneEye ContactCuddlingCraigslist Author:Chelsea Martin
“The funny thing is that some reviews are published in magazines and websites that are seen by millions of people, and other reviews are in very small publications or less popular websites, and you just have to be lucky to have the good reviews land in places where more people see them, and bad reviews land in places where they will be less seen.” PeopleMillionsLandLuckyMagazinesReviewsFunny ThingsWebsitePublicationBad Reviews Author:Jeffrey Lewis
“I always tell my fans that are closest to me, if it's not coming from my mouth, my website, or my appointed person, then it's generally not true. Or it's an exaggeration.” IfsPersonsFansMouthsClosestWebsiteExaggeration Author:Katy Perry
“I feel connected with people because of their sense of humor, worldview, and what they think and feel about certain existential issues (things not affected, in my view, by if someone rides a horse or drives a car or talks only IRL or only by typing), not how old they are, what they use to convey what they think and feel about certain existential issues, or if we have both watched the same TV shows or looked at the same websites.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsUseShowsCertainViewsIssuesCarTvsHorseConnectedAffectedSense Of HumorExistentialTv ShowsWebsiteWorldviewTyping Author:Tao Lin
“I don't think it's more positive to have a Twitter account, a Tumblr, and a blog. Someone without those things will use their time to do other things, like read books or swim or talk to their children or read websites or listen to music or write books or lie in bed or sit in a chair. I don't think any of these things are more positive than any other things. I don't think having an internet presence helps financially.” ThinkingWritingChildrenBookHelpingUseLyingInternetBedAccountsChairsSwimListening To MusicBlogsWebsite Author:Tao Lin
“Mythographer was suggested by the man who made my website, actually. I do write a lot about myth and I do feel it's a bit pompous to state it that way, but it does distinguish me from other writers. When it was first on the web, people began to use it in an ironical and satirical way. Now, however, people tend to use it straight.” PeopleMenWayFeelsWritingFirstsDoeMadeStatesUseBitsHe ManMythWebsiteSatiricalPompous Author:Marina Warner
“I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me on my website.” YearsSelfObscurePromotionWebsiteSelf Promotion Author:David Rees
“And also, as a consumer now, it's weird that when I used to go to a book signing I would leave with a stack of pamphlets people had made to show off their work, and now I just leave with business cards where people have the URL to their websites.” PeopleMadeBookShowsUsedCardsConsumersWebsiteShowing OffSigningBusiness Card Author:Adrian Tomine
“I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites. But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I'd read it while I ate my lunch. I'm also probably one of the few remaining holdouts who hasn't consented to making the e-book versions of all my work, which is annoying to some of my publishers.” IfsBookHomeHandsVersionsCardsComicLunchAnnoyingPublishersWebsiteBusiness Card Author:Adrian Tomine
“I spend the first half of my day dealing with Europe because of the time difference. Then in the evening my website gets my undivided attention.” FirstsDifferencesAttentionHalfEuropeEveningWebsiteUndivided AttentionTime Difference Author:Olivia Palermo
“I buy most of my clothes online, I just sit around and look at websites and say 'oh that looks cute' - and then I just buy it and hopefully it fits because buying stuff online is always sort of risky.” LooksStuffFitClothesHopefullyCuteBuyingOnlineWebsite Author:Bethany Cosentino
“I've been doing lot of work, and hopefully will bring it to fruition in a way people can see it, really understanding - this is going to sound funny, but what does government really do, how is it really funded, and what measures exist to evaluate how it does at what it does? No forecast, no policy, no prediction, just a realistic perspective on what is. Call it like a "10k for government" we've been working on with a website, with additional data.” PeopleWayDoeGovernmentUnderstandingSoundPolicyPerspectiveHopefullyDataRealisticPredictionsWebsiteEvaluateForecastsFruition Author:Steve Ballmer
“Your immediate environment is comprised of coffee shops, supermarkets, websites, apps and all kinds of things - none of which have an interest in your long-term or short-term financial well-being.” WellsKindLongTermInterestEnvironmentFinancialCoffeeAll KindsWell BeingLong TermShopsShort TermWebsiteSupermarketsAppsCoffee Shop Author:Dan Ariely
“Not only did I vote against that war, I helped lead the opposition, and if you go to my website, berniesanders.com, you will see the statement that I made in 2002. And it gives me no pleasure to tell you that much of what I feared would happen the day after Saddam Hussein was overthrown, in fact, did happen.” IfsGivingMadeWarFactsHappensPleasureVoteGive MeStatementsOppositionSaddamHusseinWebsite Author:Bernie Sanders
“There's actually a time when I got cast in something and it was announced that someone else was cast. I hadn't been told yet if I had the role and I had a breakdown because I really wanted it and it was announced on this website that this other girl had gotten it. I was so sad and called my agents and said, "You guys didn't tell me this other person got the role!" They were like, "No, they haven't decided yet." Then two hours later I got the call that said I had the role.” IfsPersonsSaidTwoWantedGuyGirlHoursRolesHavensDecidedCastsAgentsWebsiteBreakdownOther GirlSo Sad Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“I'm sure the music is going to come out. I'm not sure if I'm going to put out 12"s or put the songs on my website. I just have to get them done.” IfsDoneSongMusic IsNot SureWebsite Author:Beck
“I had so many songs that were actually sort of finished. And I deleted them. I wrote on my website that I'd put them on the shelf, but that wasn't true. I actually deleted them from my computer. I got sort of trigger-happy and I think I deleted about 200 songs from my computer.” ThinkingSongComputerFinishedShelvesTriggersWebsite Author:Jens Lekman
“You have to design a story that might appear on the front page of the newspaper for the website. You don't have to design it in such a way that it can be self contained, that it makes sense if you never hit the front page of it.” IfsWaySelfStoriesMightFrontsDesignPagesNewspapersMake SenseWebsiteSelf Contained Author:Khoi Vinh
“Even though more people can build websites today than even 10 years ago, I think there's probably even less really deep understand of how a good website gets built than there was even then.” PeopleThinkingYearsTodayBuiltYears AgoWebsiteReally Deep Author:Khoi Vinh
“I'm not against paying at all. What I'm against is the complexity of paying. And you very often go to a website and you try to click on something and sometimes it will even say it's free, but you have to fill out this form.” TryingSometimesFormComplexityWebsiteClicks Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“For me professionally as well I've built an incredible business that I'm very proud of that is my own brand and that is both creating incredible content to empower and inspire this next generation of working women through a digital platform, mainly through my website, ivankatrump.com, our email newsletters, and our social-media platforms.” WellsNextSocialMy OwnGenerationsMediaInspireProudCreatingBuiltIncrediblesSocial MediaBrandsEmpoweringDigitalPlatformsEmailNext GenerationWebsiteWorking WomenNewsletters Author:Ivanka Trump
“Hillary Clinton, told a reporter that she and Bill aren't truly well-off, even though they're incredibly rich because they pay income taxes like everybody else. In fact, she says, they were so poor when they left the White House, they could hardly afford Bill's website memberships.” WellsFactsHouseLeftWhitePoorPayRichTaxesBillsClintonIncomeWhite HouseReportersWebsiteIncome TaxMembership Author:Peter Sagal