“I still think, most of the time, when people called shows like 'The So...” — Michelle Dean Quote

“I still think, most of the time, when people called shows like 'The Sopranos' or 'Deadwood' 'art' that they were correct.”

“It is no secret, of course, that people have strong feelings about fat - feelings that seem only to have been inflamed by the sense, in western countries, that there is an obesity crisis afoot. Concerns about health have mutated into a kind of panic attending any mention of fat people at all.”

“The alienated man lashing out at society is a trope that popular culture loves to explore.”

“Most academic historians accept that historians' own circumstances demand that they tell the story in a particular way, of course. While people wring their hands about 'revisionist' historians; on some level, the correction and amplification of various parts of the past is not 'revisionism' as it is simply the process of any historical writing.”

“Few reporters get to do what Kelly McEvers does in every episode of 'Embedded': go deep into a story and tease out what is really happening.”

“The Founding Fathers: A bunch of old white guys who are making it nearly impossible for modern government to pick our doctors, teach our children, correct our diets, and save our money.”

“Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk!”

“Everybody who goes through the business will make mistakes. The big question is how big will the mistakes be? How fast will they learn from the mistakes, and how quickly will they get the business in the correct direction?”

“My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.”

“The reason why I'm so shredded at 135 is because I'm a professional athlete. I do everything the correct way.”

“It's hard to evolve when you only have fifteen days or three weeks to practice and correct and change tactics.”