Sam Kean Quotes
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Ethiopia is such a great country, beautiful place.
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I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
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I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.
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The great thing about baseball is there's a crisis every day.
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I'm a wuss - a complete wuss!
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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I'm not going to lie; the most fun of writing these books is just saying, 'Where am I going to write about? Let me go there!'
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
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Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.
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Guitar Hero has been so successful that a lot of people were questioning how it was possible to innovate on the most successful franchise of its kind.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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Do you remember A Wrinkle in Time? It's a good one example. I think the character's name is Meg. I just remember she was a very logical, intelligent, advanced girl. I wouldn't say that I felt like that was who I was, but I wanted to be around her; I wanted to be like her. She had an understanding of science and was incredibly curious - an interesting, complex young girl.
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I always look to play flawed characters. I'm not very interested in playing somebody that's just, you know, the very nice one or the attractive one, or whatever, which a lot of female parts can just be written that way.
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Since I do not forsee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the presence of fear, it would not do.
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The Prophet (saw) said, Those who are nearest to Allah are they who are first to give a salutation (salams).
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We human beings are humane in part because we can look beyond our biology.
