Charles Stross Quotes
Ninety-five percent of all human-readable traffic over the net is spam, a figure virtually unchanged since the late noughties.
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During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism.
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But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol.
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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
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I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.
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For revolutionary Cubans, to cooperate with other poor and exploited peoples has always been a political principle and a duty towards humanity.
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You can watch Chanel fashion shows and watch the news. Fortunately you don't have to choose. I always vote, I go to rallies, but I also go to fashion shows.
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You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
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Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer learn how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism.
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Nothing is guaranteed to last, so you should just enjoy it as it happens.
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I've led a very isolated existence since I was 6 years old. It's kind of been me and my mind.
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When we as a society lose the ability to comment on what we see and to have an opinion on what we are exposed to, then we have all lost what makes us unique on this planet.
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We are proud of the history of our country; we learned it in school and have grown up hearing of freedom, justice and human rights.
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The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
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What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was proved true before, prove false again? Two hundred more.
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My friends, this is a wholly unprepared speech. I did not expect to be called upon to say a word when I came here. I supposed I was merely to do something towards raising a flag. I may, therefore, have said something indiscreet, but I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and, in the pleasure of Almighty God, die by.
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Die wahre Tugend ist Genialität.
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The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
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I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.
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Castle Face Records, run by The Oh Sees main man, Johnny Dwyer is always worth checking in with.
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'I never saw so many tigers.'
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Perhaps the individual is so viable a god because he can actually understand the ceremonial significance of the way he is treated, and quite on his own can respond dramatically to what is proffered him. In contacts between such deities there is no need for middlemen; each of these gods is able to serve as his own priest.
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Ninety-five percent of all human-readable traffic over the net is spam, a figure virtually unchanged since the late noughties.
