Katherine Johnson Quotes
John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
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I actually like football a great deal.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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But as a young kid, I never did, really have an ambition to be a farmer. I never thought, gee, I would like to farm, and I want to raise these crops. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity.
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One of the things I took from my wartime experiences was that reality was a stage set... the comfortable day-to-day life, school, the home where one lives and all the rest of it... could be dismantled overnight.
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Marty Russo was too good a golfer to be a servant of the people.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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I'm the most optimistic guy about VR out there. I have crazy visions of what we'll be doing in the future.
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The biggest part of Loopt is about discovering the world around you, never replacing a social experience - only adding to it.
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Ageing is one of those battles you're not going to win. I'll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don't think I'll do cosmetic surgery because I'm a wimp.
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If I made laws for Shakers or a school, I should gazette every Saturday all the words they were wont to use in reporting religious experience, as 'spiritual life,' 'God,' 'soul,' 'cross,' etc., and if they could not find new ones next week, they might remain silent.
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Just like all my novels, 'Illusion' is a good way to observe where Frank Peretti was in his life when he wrote it.
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Lack of genius never held anyone back. Only time wasted on resentment and daydreaming can do that.
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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.
