George Gilder Quotes
Futurists falter because they belittle the power of religious paradigms, deeming them either too literal or too fantastic.
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I write in a small office at home.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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You cannot do only one thing.
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient.
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Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on 'Mad Men' are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.
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I was a little too young to be a hippie.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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If you see a player out in public having dinner, chances are he's with his boring money manager or some boring rich guy he hopes to design a golf course for.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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I was not really as good as I should have been.
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I do hope the success of 'Ms. Marvel' will open doors for other characters and other creators.
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If everything is the same, nothing is special.
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Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.
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Every girl is capable of murder if you hurt her.
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In retrospect, I have come to recognise just how astounding my mother was during our childhood. She kept a woodwork shop and made beautiful furniture, as well as raising the pair of us in a society dominated by men. There really is nothing like war to reveal the power of patriarchy, but she always retained her independence.
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Your agent should be invested in the success of your book past the contract stage. After all, if it sells well, she's going to be getting 15 percent of every dime you make. She can be your best advocate in fighting for your book - not just with editing and the cover, but with marketing and sales as well.
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Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth isn't the same thing as intelligence.
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When you think of the exponential speed and scale of expansion of social media or a service, you have to believe that it is equally possible to rapidly transform the lives of those who have long stood on the margins of hope.
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Futurists falter because they belittle the power of religious paradigms, deeming them either too literal or too fantastic.
