Brian Aldiss Quotes
If you think with your emotions, slight glandular changes are sufficient to revise your entire outlook.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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My touchstone for every question is the Constitution.
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
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Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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The thing about Drew Goddard and Mike Schur is that they are legit geniuses, and they love storytelling. They love creating worlds, love messing with the audience; they love doing things that we don't expect. To get to be a part of that is too good to be true.
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The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good.
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You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job.
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Probably the only type of cosmetic surgery I'd consider is having my bust reduced. It's alright for my current role in 'The Marquise' because it's a costume drama, which means boned corsets and a bit of cleavage, but it's a drag otherwise.
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Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
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The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
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I try to cook dinner, but it's difficult when I'm working.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else.
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Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over - except when they are different.
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I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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Every time I give a talk, I ask the audience - especially if it's kids - how many want to go to Mars. At least half raise their hands. I don't think there's going to be any shortage of volunteers.
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My Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it. I think faith and guidance can help fortify a young woman's sense of self, a young man's sense of responsibility, and a sense of reverence all young people for the act of sexual intimacy.
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There's nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. If you can't do that, you can't be objective about your work. You can't be conceited or cocky either, but you can't be too modest either.
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If you think with your emotions, slight glandular changes are sufficient to revise your entire outlook.
