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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The facts, gentlemen, and nothing but the facts, for careful eyes are narrowly watching.
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Being incarcerated is truly very serious, and it has changed my life to such an extent that breaking the cycle has become my sole focus. Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.
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I think more and more foundations are putting resources into food activism. But I think that given the state of the economy, foundations won't be giving as much in general. For me it's about working with these existing institutions in communities that people already go to, that people trust, that they know, and determining how best they can play a role in the creation of local food systems and address the ills that are right around them in the community.
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He was, after all, a diplomat, and understood that the best and firmest deals are based on open self-interest.
