Daniel Pinkwater Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
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Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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I have a theory that there are still parts of our mental worlds that are still based around the age of between five and eight, and we just kind of pretend to be grown-up.
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As a business person, I want the world to share the prosperity together.
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I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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Ultimately love is everything.
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There is a kind of misconception that Asian-Americans are not as American as European-Americans.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.
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I like to keep Valentine's dinner light so you don't crash after and can keep the fun going through the night!
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I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls.
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A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant will be bored, all but one mind underused.)
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Oh you know, I've been writing a novel.
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Some other things I don't miss: the media and the pressure of just being asked to do, and being asked questions every day.
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Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a face, literally a person who just seems to exist in my imagination. Then the challenge is finding somebody who is close enough to that to make me feel like I've ended up where I wanted to be.
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I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.
