David Brin Quotes
Life is not fair...Anyone who says it is, or even that it ought to be, is a fool or worse.
Quotes to Explore
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct.
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The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.
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My awkward stage extended well into high school.
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You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
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Love is so unconditional; love liberates; love is the reason why I do what I do, and so I think it is the greatest gift we have.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions.
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Be anxious for nothing... And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7
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When I go in, I find that it is not a lab but an office. There are a pile of letters to answer, phone numbers to call up, people waiting to have an interview, routine work that must be done.
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Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system?
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One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
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Life is not fair...Anyone who says it is, or even that it ought to be, is a fool or worse.
