Quote by Susan Orlean
I wish I had coined the phrase tyranny of choice, but someone beat

I wish I had coined the phrase tyranny of choice, but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does not make you feel privileged and indulged too many options make you feel like all of them are wrong, and that you are wrong if you choose any of them. – Susan Orlean

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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential – especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident. – Susan Orlean

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When I wonder what the future of books will be, I often think about horses. Before automobiles existed, everyone had a horse. Then cars became available, and their convenience, compared to horses, was undeniable. – Susan Orlean

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One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend. – Susan Orlean

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There is no god higher than truth. – Mahatma Gandhi

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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? – Thomas Carlyle

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I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is theyre running the asylum. – Robert De Niro

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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality. – Mahatma Gandhi

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