Charles Stross Quotes
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Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.
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The world is always terrible.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.
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The great love of my life is music.
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Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times.
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For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.
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I believe that there are no mistakes in the universe, so I think it all happens as it should!
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6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated - there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week.
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I have been able to have a family and to dedicate quality time to my two sets of twins and my husband, as well as to serve on the boards of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and Montefiore Medical Center.
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Living in London is like being on a luxury cruise liner.
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We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.
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When the last days were upon me, and the ugly trifles of existence began to drive me to madness like the small drops of water torturers let fall ceaselessly upon one spot of their victim's body, I loved the irradiate refuge of sleep. In my dreams I found a little of the beauty I had vainly sought in life, and wandered through old gardens and enchanted woods.
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Of the many ways in which Donald J. Trump is disrupting American politics, one of the most compelling is his disregard for the established rules of communicating with voters.
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I always try to have my supernatural or fantasy elements feel grounded in reality so they're easier for the reader to accept and digest.
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I remember thinking, 'Downward dog' is so not a resting pose!' Now it actually can be.
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I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better.
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The more challenges you face in life, the more of life you experience - this lived experience gives one the 'influence' to impact others' lives.
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Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing fund, for the simple reason that if money, wherewith to buy capital, could be obtained for one-half of one per cent, capital itself could command no higher price.
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We lost our innocence in the Fall, and our turn to it is through the Redemption which was brought about by Christ's death and by our slow participation in it. Sentimentality is a skipping of this process in its concrete reality and an early arrival at a mock state of innocence, which strongly suggests its opposite.
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I was born in a territory called Biran, in the eastern region of Cuba. It's known by that name, although it has never appeared on a map.
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I killed you! And you didn’t even notice!
