Joan D. Vinge Quotes
But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.
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The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.
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So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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I still keep my accent.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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I am an unrepentant tweetaholic. I use the communications service all day long to discover news, interesting tidbits and, of course, to flack the work of our tech and media news site, Re/code.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
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Historically, I think you can really judge a person by their shoes.
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Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
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A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.
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If you do a Western that's funny, there's no way people don't call it a spoof or a parody, even though it may not be.
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I think we are all interested in end-times ideas and also in the current climate that we are all living in, where money is a little harder to come by, things continue to get expensive; gas prices are not too far from people's heads. There are more and more people. Human society's going to have real problems.
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An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.
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Nobody talks more of free enterprise and competition and of the best man winning than the man who inherited his father's store or farm.
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But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.
