Jerry Pournelle Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
-
Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.
-
I really feel like I honed in on a sound and a style of writing that best fits me.
-
Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
-
I should have liked to get married, but over many decades I have lived essentially alone. I go to sleep when I'm tired, get up when I wake up, have my food prepared when I'm hungry. I can't bear the thought that I'd have to coincide, make an effort.
-
Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.
-
Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
-
I'm used to being a small part of a massive production.
-
Just know that as long as your family thinks you're amazing, then you really are amazing.
-
I bat righty.
-
Some people have a taboo about doing advertising in the States. You know, where they kind of make their bread and butter. But to me, that's crazy.
-
Years are not important, my dear.
-
I first played the Royal Albert Hall when I was 14. I was a violinist with the Birmingham Schools Concert Orchestra, and we travelled down from the Midlands for the last night of the School Proms. We played some pieces from the Harry Potter films, and the violin parts were really hard.
-
I always define egotistical thoughts as the thoughts I think other people have of me.
-
As I say, if we bring up religion we’ll have differences; we’ll have arguments; and we’ll never be able to get together.
-
Whoso desireth to govern well and securely, it behoveth him to have a vigilant eye to the proceedings of great princes, and to consider seriously of their designs.
-
'It's broccoli, dear.' 'I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.'
-
Look, I am very competitive.
-
I never listen to music when I write. It's too much of a distraction.
-
Apostasy from Islam is a crime and is punishable by death.
-
I am calm most of the time.
-
It's not good for me to see things while they're being edited. I can be highly critical, so I try to stay away.
-
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.
