Vernor Vinge Quotes
The hours came to minutes, the minutes to seconds. And now each second was as long as all the time before.
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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I look a hundred and weigh 110 – you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me.
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I've loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It's probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I knew David Lynch going to television was going to be something. It was either going to not work, nobody was going to get it and it would disappear, or it was going to be something special and really stand out.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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I would like to see 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole adapted.
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Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet I played the flute in college orchestra - besides singing in the college chorus and things like that.
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Asked to choose between money and fame, I'd choose the latter every time.
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I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.
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We all know that as we form thoughts, they form deep channels in our minds and in our brains. Chronic pain is an example. If you burn yourself, you pull your hand away. But if you're still in pain in six months' or six years' time, it's because these circuits are producing pain that's no longer helping you.
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The hours came to minutes, the minutes to seconds. And now each second was as long as all the time before.
