David Brin Quotes
He was, after all, a diplomat, and understood that the best and firmest deals are based on open self-interest.
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In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.
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My fear with Trump was always that he didn't have great solutions.
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For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
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All I ever wanted to do is make music.
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I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.
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I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.
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Broadcasters or politicians or writers who think that they are respecting Struggle Street, the battlers, by dumbing things down into one-line sound bites are not respecting them, they are treating them with contempt. It's our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them.
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One of the joys of being at St. George is you were operating under the radar screen a lot of the time, and you could actually get on with things a lot more quickly and easily.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.
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Before I started writing, I'd never read much fiction. I was more interested in non-fiction. I'm taking the same approach to theatre: I can operate from a position of ignorance and make up my own rules instead of being bound by customs and practice.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
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Hema ji is a dedicated artist and a perfectionist who continues to rehearse on her lines till she gets them right.
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I was totally unknown in the television and film industry in Canada.
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Only bad writers think they're good.
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The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
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I sometimes think God is a s-t - and he wouldn't be worth it otherwise. He's much more interesting when he's a s-t.
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Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history.
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that's feminism.
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Being on a Paul Thomas Anderson film, the best decision an actor can make is to listen to Paul Thomas Anderson. Because he's probably not going to steer anyone in the wrong direction. I would always say go with your gut on any other movie set, but with Paul, I would say go with Paul's gut.
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I was 16 when I started playing. I borrowed a friend's acoustic guitar, and I had a Beatles chord book. I just taught myself that way.
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He was, after all, a diplomat, and understood that the best and firmest deals are based on open self-interest.
