Christopher Priest Quotes
Denys Cowan and Dwayne Turner's visions of Wakanda as an ersatz African Epcot Center opened my eyes to the unexploited possibilities; these men, both of whom are African American, together with writer Peter B. Gillis, created an African Asgard of sorts, and I just went, 'Oh, my.'
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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In some communities, I show up, and they say, 'Well, we haven't seen our Democrat congressman in 10 years.'
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Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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I think some people forget sometimes I do have to go to the grocery store; I do enjoy going out to dinner. I have to get my oil changed from time to time. I do all the normal things. I cut my grass. People kind of forget that normal part, that we do a lot of the stuff that everybody else does, but we all have our talents, and mine is in football.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
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Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study.
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I love being in a courtroom.
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There is no truly global justice.
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I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.
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I don't know how many hills and valleys I've had, how many times I've had to refocus my world and my life and my career.
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I will try to keep my homily brief. But be warned - I'm Irish.
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My soul is to sell. The dark is too hard to beat 'cause they're calling me.
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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
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Denys Cowan and Dwayne Turner's visions of Wakanda as an ersatz African Epcot Center opened my eyes to the unexploited possibilities; these men, both of whom are African American, together with writer Peter B. Gillis, created an African Asgard of sorts, and I just went, 'Oh, my.'
