Frederik Pohl Quotes
Stephen Hawking said he spent most of his first couple of years at Cambridge reading science fiction (and I believe that, because his grades weren't all that great).Frederik Pohl
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
Rand Paul -
I actually think the same things do make most people happy. The differences are extremely small, and around the margins. You like peach ice cream; I like strawberry ice cream. Both of us like ice cream much better than a smack on the head with two-by-four.
Daniel Gilbert -
I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
Sally Field -
You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
Eckhart Tolle -
In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.
Olivia Wilde -
Put me in a costume, and I'm your man. I must have one of those faces which seems to suit period drama more than modern films and TV programmes. But I'm not complaining, I love going back in time. I feel quite lucky because nobody knows who I am. I can walk about and have ordinary conversations with people.
Hans Matheson
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I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.
Samantha Stosur -
I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.
Parker Stevenson -
We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore.'
Samuel L. Jackson -
The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not.
Lamar Alexander -
High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
Walter O'Brien
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
Barbara Broccoli -
I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
Malorie Blackman -
I kind of liked the idea of filming musicians. I could like a musician and know, at the same time, maybe nobody else maybe liked them much or appreciated them.
D. A. Pennebaker -
I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
Carl Hiaasen -
Dead people don't really die. They live on within you.
Nate Lowman -
Running for me is a sport. It's not a joke. It's serious.
J. R. Martinez
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I'm not really in a rush to grow up.
Doug Liman -
Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet.
Morrissey The Smiths -
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam -
When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things like travel on public transport unnoticed.
Pauline Matthews -
Baking is therapy.
Paul Hollywood -
Stephen Hawking said he spent most of his first couple of years at Cambridge reading science fiction (and I believe that, because his grades weren't all that great).
Frederik Pohl