Frederik Pohl Quotes
I don't think the scientific method and the science fictional method are really analogous. The thing about them is that neither is really practiced very much, at least not consciously. But the fact that they are methodical does relate them.
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I'm not saying anything to denigrate 'Criminal Minds'; that's a great show. I just didn't appreciate it anymore. I appreciate those people, but I realized my heart wasn't in and I needed to go because plenty of people would rip their arm off to be on that show, so they should be.
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You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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Six years, I didn't act. Then I wrote myself a role - I won prizes all over the world.
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Have a little faith. Don't give up.
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Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, 'You've got such a pretty face; why don't you lose some weight?' Over the years I've realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
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Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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I try to show ugliness, but with compassion for the people who commit ugly acts.
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You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
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I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my CDs?' And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.
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I don't really get stuck in a time warp where, if my film is a success, I have to keep partying till the next one releases, or if my film is a flop, I keep wallowing in sorrow until the next comes my way. My hard work in each film is always there.
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I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.
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Water is good, but if you have too much, you drown. So is water bad, or is it good? It's both.
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Satan wants to cripple me and then blame me for limping.
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I take no pride in having been the first public personality to come out publicly against Simpson. It just happened that way.
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Scale is very, very important, like the scale of a person is very important. It's to do with the size of our space, the fact they are big sculptures, they are still human scale.
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I don't think the scientific method and the science fictional method are really analogous. The thing about them is that neither is really practiced very much, at least not consciously. But the fact that they are methodical does relate them.
