Joe Haldeman Quotes
I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme. Sometimes it's autobiographical. I guess it usually is.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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He rejects the New World Order established at the Cold War's end by the United States. Putin puts Russia first.
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That was really cool. I got to kiss a little boy. I was 7 and he was 10, and his name is Thomas Curtis. He was the first boy I've ever kissed in my entire life and he was three years older than me.
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We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
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An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.
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I've gone out on limbs, flung far, and Forrest-Gumped my way into the center of the action.
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I love the concept of community energy.
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Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.
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I think it's good to live an artful life.
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What I really honestly want is just to be working steadily... I would love to just be on a great TV show and have it run for awhile.
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I will say this: the central banks can actually support growth beyond a point. When there is no inflation, they can cut interest rates, and that is the way they support growth, but if you cut interest rate to the bone, there is nothing more to cut. It is very hard to support growth beyond that.
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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
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I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success.
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My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself.
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Everything about the music industry takes away from you as an artist. They're always wondering what the next thing is: 'What do you have?' It's a very introverted process.
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My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.
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I have failed at times, but I never stopped trying.
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I think there is always room for improvement.
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Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray to terrorism cannot be ignored.
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Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much.
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You see things out of the corner of your mind or the corner of your eye that affect you just as strongly as things that you focus on, if not more so.
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I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme. Sometimes it's autobiographical. I guess it usually is.
