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 don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.
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Her eyes were those of someone who's just fallen in love, someone who sees nothing but her lover, someone who has no fear of anything. The eyes of someone who believes that every dream will come true, that reality will move if you just give it a push.
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How do you know there’s not a door to heaven in the sky between Malaysia and Vietnam?
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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The root and the flower have to trust each other. If the root does not trust, the plant won't blossom.
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He was, after all, a diplomat, and understood that the best and firmest deals are based on open self-interest.
