Charles Stross Quotes
Liz isn’t simply not going by the book, she’s just about throwing it in the shredder.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.
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I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena.
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When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.
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Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.
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It feels nice to be loved, but let me tell you there are 10 times more better looking, stylish and talented guys than me. So there's no solid reason for me to be proud! I don't think I have done anything extraordinary to change people's lives.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
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I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.
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My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.
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I believe in people.
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After a long day at work, I want someone to come home, turn on my video and think, 'Oh my God, how girls get ready? This is hilarious. I love this; I'm forgetting about all my problems.'
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I've always been a very collaborative person, and I think 'Cop Car' and all the people I worked with who made it possible is a good example of that.
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Students are very gullible about the web. The only way you can really sort out information on the web is if you've had a prior training in book culture.
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It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.
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Liz isn’t simply not going by the book, she’s just about throwing it in the shredder.
