For a spy novelist like me, the Edward J. Snowden story has everything. A man driven by ego and idealism - can anyone ever distinguish the two? - leaves his job and his beautiful girlfriend behind. He must tell the world the Panopticon has arrived. His masters vow to punish him, and he heads for Moscow in a desperate search for refuge.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON The President has paid dear for his White House. It has commonly cost him all his peace, and the bes... RALPH WALDO EMERSON Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by his heart, and his friends c... VIRGINIA WOOLF Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen yogurt can make a man invis... SAM HARRIS He did tell me that 'In Cold Blood' scraped him down to the marrow of his bones. That's how he phras... GERALD CLARKE Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can on... VIRGINIA WOOLF Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can on... VIRGINIA WOOLF What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his... JOSEPH MORRELL DODGE What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his... JOSEPH M. DODGE He actually believed in his heart that he would better them by his conviction and his beliefs and hi... PAUL SLATTERY He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL I feel so honored to be able to say "What I do is for my son" without that being an excuse to do stu... C. JOYBELL C. The man I am today it's not the man of yesterday CHRISTOPHER FUDGE Based on how he answers some tough questions, you can tell he's a very mature guy for his age. He ha... JAY ROBINSON Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like ... ERIC HOFFER Whose vow can you abide by? You can take a vow of an idol, because an idol has no ownership. You can... DADA BHAGWAN You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER He has an incredible work ethic. He is driven for success and he has his priorities straight. It sho... DOUG SCHREIBER At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings... AYN RAND Well . . . he lets it ruin his life. He gets so obsessed with going after the one thing that hurt hi... SHERRILYN KENYON I think when he lost his girlfriend that that was the last straw for him. She was his everything. WILLIE SMITH He knows his job. We are very confident behind him. He has found his rhythm. JOE TORRE Jesus Christ wants to show His love for this world through us, Christians. SUNDAY ADELAJA We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it's a disservice to men. If a man has any sensit... BETTY DODSON I knew everything happened for a reason. I just wished the reason would hurry up and make itself kno... CHRISTINA LAUREN Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from de... WALTER BENJAMIN History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Surely a man has come to himself only when he has found the best that is in him, and has satisfied h... WOODROW WILSON Alex Dumas was a consummate warrior and a man of great conviction and moral courage. He was renowned... TOM REISS If a man has the right to self-ownership, to the control of his life, then in the real world he must... MURRAY N. ROTHBARD We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where h... MAYA ANGELOU He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any... JOHN STUART MILL It's a heart breaking story. He has nothing. All he has is his girlfriend and bastard child It's OK ... CATHIA PAGOTTO I don't think he took his medicines for suicide -- only for his trip to Moscow. When he was in Mosco... DONALD UGES Not," Swift said firmly, "for all the tea in China." "That expression has never made sense to m... LISA KLEYPAS It's a whole new world for him, ... He had always been the star, not his brother. The pubic has tota... EMANUEL STEWARD Man...must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator, for he is entirely a dependent being..... WILLIAM BLACKSTONE Colby, his last two games of his career, he scored 25 and 26 points and that was his career high ton... JASON SPEAR In suffering a man must search for his Maker. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA 'Tis true no lover has that pow'r
T' enforce a desperate amour,
As he that has two strings t' ... SAMUEL BUTLER (1) His contribution has been first-class, and he is unlucky not to have scored more. His presence and h... BILLY DAVIES A man enrich his community. A man teach and display leadership qualities for his children. A man by ... CARLOS WALLACE He arrived in good shape, conscious, I talked to him, he expressed his appreciation and his thanks f... LEILA SHAHID Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories: the story of the tiger�... TéA OBREHT In the white man's world, language, too -- and the way which the white man thinks of it--has undergo... N. SCOTT MOMADAY What will make you a star is in you SOTONYE ANGA Danny has worked extremely hard over the last two seasons to do everything in his power to get his s... GLEN SATHER Danny has worked extremely hard over the last two seasons to do everything in his power to get his s... GLEN SATHER A man is not a man until he leaves his home or has a house of his own. VIKRANT PARSAI Manny Pacquiao has a whole country behind him. His journey and his rise, from a career standpoint, h... ANDRE WARD He has big hands for his size – hands like a 7-footer. He can grab the ball and palm it. And he ha... ALONZO MOURNING When I saw him at his best
When everything was at its worst
He has proven me and the rest of the wor... HEARTTOHEART THOUGHTS A man vows, and yet will not east away the means of breaking his vow. Is it that he distinctly means... GEORGE ELIOT He felt that the children brought him great pleasure. His daughter, who is a dancer and choreographe... CELIA JACOBOWITZ It is of the greatest important in this world that a man should know himself, and the measure of his... NICCOLò MACHIAVELLI There are two great forces in this world -- good and evil; and no man is worth his salt unless he ha... A. P. GOUTHEY There are two great forces in this world - good and evil; and no man is worth his salt unless he has... A. P. GOUTHEY I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. G. K. CHESTERTON His work ethic is one of his stronger points. He has a lot of offensive ability, a short stroke that... GREG HUNTER You know, it's just like being a peddler. You want two breasts? Well, here you are -- two breasts. W... PABLO PICASSO God's reasons for communicating with man must be subsumed under his reason for communicating to him ... LEO STRAUSS Man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. G.K. CHESTERTON I really like his swing, and he really likes his swing. This is the best I've ever seen him. He has ... MICKEY HATCHER Playing for his country means a lot to him and he has fought his way back into the team. Keith came ... LAWRIE SANCHEZ What does a man gain in marriage?
nothing
his peace he loses it to his wife
his temper he has to let... APURVA GAGLANI A man's desire is to find a good woman, that can make him smile, a woman that can understand him and... LIAH BARE A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will ... OLEG CASSINI Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid..... RAYMOND CHANDLER Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. ... REBECCA HARDING DAVIS Dad often told me, 'My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.' That was m... LYLE LOVETT He has to account for the damage he has done to Poland by his reforms and action. ANDRZEJ LEPPER For some reason, he leaves the back of the bandana open, and not secured behind his head, BRIAN STANFIELD Here's a man, since the time he fled in 1981, has never had a job, ... He has a rich wife ... he has... LYNNE ABRAHAM Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a hole in his head SARAH ORNE JEWETT Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. I just adore him, ... He follows his heart. He must be pretty smart in business. He loves his life a... EMMYLOU HARRIS Mike managed over 160 disasters during his tenure at FEMA, and his service in those disasters has be... MICHAEL CHERTOFF Except for my daughters, I have not grieved for any death as I have grieved for MARK TWAIN This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people. JOHN WYCLIFFE He's done a terrific job for his school. It has to be a sense of pride, not just for him, but for hi... JIM HAGGERTY It's a great story for him that he has matured and been able to play the whole season. He doesn't wa... GRANT LAMAN The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys... RALPH WALDO EMERSON All the punishment in the world will not reform a man, unless he knows that he who inflicts it upon ... ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL It's difficult for him being away from his family (in Trinidad) but at the same time, he has done so... ELIAS HALOUTE The Lonliest Man in the World, she said, only has room in his heart for one person, and if he can't ... GARTH RISK HALLBERG It's a dramatic shift for my character. He has put away the hatred for his brother - the sibling riv... RICK HEARST Man must learn to know the universe precisely as it is, or he cannot successfully find his place in ... JOHN A. WIDTSOE Ben is twenty-six, and this is his first job. He is small, weedy, and terribly, terribly serious abo... JUDITH FLANDERS Freedom like charity, begins at home. No man is worthy to fight in the cause of freedom unless he ha... JACK WHITESIDE PARSONS I think Jared's doing a good job of looking for his teammates and not feeling like he has to carry t... DAVE IRWIN ...Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country.... SARAH PALIN ... a man doesn't like to have his ego popped, especially when he prides himself on his sagacity, an... E.A. BUCCHIANERI In the first stage of boyhood, he is led from ignorance and 'innocence' into the world of knowledge,... SRI SATHYA SAI BABA God is in desperate search for those sons he could send to the world of sports to rule and manage it... SUNDAY ADELAJA The two goals for the win both because of him. To me, that just shows his tenacity and his hunger fo... BRIAN HALL Hold onto one thought: You're not important. You're not anything. Some day the load we're carrying w... RAY BRADBURY He was, as every truly great poet has ever been, a good man; but finding it impossible to realize hi... SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Throughout the centuries, man has considered himself beautiful. I rather suppose that man only belie... ISIDORE DUCASSE LAUTREAMONT
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ALEX O'LOUGHLIN It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romantic... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN My trumpeting sounds like a goose farting in the fog. ALEX O'LOUGHLIN I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it's like the least I can do, I really enjoy tha... ALEX O'LOUGHLIN When I'm 70 or 80, I'm still going to be doing good climbs. It's going to be fun to the ... ALEX LOWE The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, e... ALEX KAPRANOS If it's not messy and it doesn't drip over the sides, it's not a holiday hot chocolate -... ALEX GUARNASCHELLI I've been humbled by the reception I've received everywhere. ALEX RODRIGUEZ I feel like a princess with a knife. I've wanted to be an Iron Chef forever. ALEX GUARNASCHELLI In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoh... ALEX FERGUSON If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create a... ALEX STEFFEN What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and... ALEX STEFFEN I try to give the music more of a campfire feel as opposed to a library atmosphere. I like when you ... ALEX EBERT I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the... ALEX CAMPBELL The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose. ALEX TURNER I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God ha... ALEX RODRIGUEZ Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patroniz... ALEX KINGSTON The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to de... ALEX FERGUSON It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging, and I believe that every child should ... ALEX GUARNASCHELLI Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having... ALEX KAPRANOS I want to have lots of bodyguards around me and be surrounded by beautiful women while watching my b... ALEX PETTYFER I start warming up before training an hour before at the hotel. That's not because I feel old an... ALEX MORGAN I was on the field praising quarterback Dan Fouts during a ceremony to retire his number. Boos began... ALEX SPANOS The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law. ALEX LEVIN The Internet has made some phenomenal breakthroughs that are still only poorly understood in terms o... ALEX STEFFEN Success is not the place one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues ... ALEX NOBLE Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after... ALEX MORRITT I had never thought about playing volleyball until my freshman year, ... But Small stopped me in the... ALEX NOBLE It started clicking then, ALEX NOBLE Intimidation? Oh, gosh, I cried every day, ... I almost walked out the first day. One girl said I sh... ALEX NOBLE Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and g... ALEX NOBLE If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I ... ALEX NOBLE If I'd stayed up there I'd be out of a job now, ALEX SANDERSON One step from the scrapheap, really. ALEX SANDERSON