David Brin Quotes
You don’t have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.
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I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
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But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation.
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I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland.
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Something happens to a woman when she can't reproduce. I've not had to walk that path, but I can only imagine when your organs don't work and how that could make you feel.
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Just as we have two eyes and two feet, duality is part of life.
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A girl can tell I like her when I blush or start telling bad jokes.
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I just want to do great work: work that inspires people... To know that you are given this gift in life and that you can gift other people with it, that's the most rewarding thing for me.
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I bounce my knees, but I do not have restless leg syndrome. I did an interview, I don't even know who it was with, and they said I told them I have restless leg syndrome and it distracts me from my work. I do not have any syndrome.
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We would not give up our own country - Ireland - if we were to get the whole world as an estate, and the Country of the Young along with it.
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I never count calories. Counting calories is stressful and intimidating, so I avoid it! I know that if I'm eating something that's a treat, I don't need to count it because I mostly eat healthy and am conscious of what I'm putting in my body.
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The Prohibition era is so vividly depicted in 'Lawless.' John Hillcoat does a remarkable job of rooting his film in such a tangible reality.
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I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was a victim of the layoffs, you know, in the mid-'70s. And then I worked as a sales engineer for a company in New Jersey that was selling industrial filtration equipment.
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Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
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I've certainly had to go through trying to change the fact that I was always identified as the widow of Notorious B.I.G. You know, I'm never going to be able to get away from having been married to him, but that's not what identifies me. You know, my life isn't just about that.
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My phone is always in front of me, 24/7.
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All business is capitalistic. You require capital for any sort of business endeavour.
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A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly.
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It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.
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I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes.
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When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss.
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My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of the plot. But if I ever take another look at it then I can see that there was some more stuff going on in there that I didn't realize.
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You don’t have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!
