Vernor Vinge Quotes
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Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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Unless you are Stephen King, a book signing is attended by maybe 40 or 50 people.
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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
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There's no way that a third party wins without being in the presidential debates. I think the vast majority of Americans are Libertarian; they just don't know it.
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But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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I think there's plenty of evidence that we need to stop spewing so much carbon into the air, that we're contributing to climate change and that we ought to look for alternatives.
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I'm not the girl who always has a boyfriend. I'm the girl who rarely has a boyfriend.
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I love just walking around New York. It's like a whole world in one place.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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I think I surprise some people because a lot of the time, I roll out of bed and go to school, and it's like I don't wear anything that interesting sometimes.
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I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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Luck is going to play a huge part in your life.
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The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in society has made certain films more acceptable. I turned down so many films in the '60s and '70s.
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It takes all sorts to make a world; or a church. This may be even truer of a church. If grace perfects nature it must expand all our natures into the full richness of the diversity which God intended when He made them, and Heaven will display far more variety than Hell.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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If you look at satellite photographs of the Far East by night, you'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light. This area of darkness is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.
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It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules.
