David Brin Quotes
Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.
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The health care industry can play a great role in this by being aware of the fact that these children form perhaps the most neglected group of people in the country, largely because it is hard to find them.
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Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you – and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.
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I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
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I can relate to pushing yourself because you want to help and move culture toward justice.
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My goal is to always be improving my skills.
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Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.
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I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.
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I wasn't very ambitious as a child. I'm still not.
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We must show there is good in society. If you read the newspapers, you think there are only crooks in this world, but that's not true.
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If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.
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The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
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We have a rich tradition here in the United States of great decathletes, which is amazing 'cause we have absolutely no program to develop these guys. Zero. There's nothing. They do it on their own, just like I did back in '76.
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If, by chance, you were to meet me at the Casablanca airport or on a boat sailing from Tangiers, you would think me self-confident, but I am not. Even now, at my age, I am frightened when crossing borders because I am afraid of failing to understand strangers.
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The young have less charity for aged follies than the old for those of youth.
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I'm always writing. There is always a story brewing in my head.
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If I've learned one thing, it's 'don't tell the truth.' Lies keep you together.
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People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art.
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I was born too late to experience Apollo 11, though I do trek to Dad's house every time there's some space event. There's something awesome about crossing your fingers and watching a tense Mission Control room do their thing.
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Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.
