Jon Postel Quotes
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There was a film called 'FM,' and we were asked to do the title song. And I said, 'Does it have to have any specific words?' And they said, 'No, it just has to be about FM radio.' It took a day or two to write.
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Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone? Instead, we need to give kids projects that allow them to exercise their minds and discover things for themselves.
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I am a worrier. I worry about the state of our country, of the world, of our species. Every day seems to deliver a new nail to hammer into our collective coffin.
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We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
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I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did.
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I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day.
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I love collaborating with different people.
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
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The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.
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The modern museum has multiple purposes - to curate and preserve, to research, and to reach out to the public. They challenge us and ask us to question our assumptions about the past or the world around us.
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Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!
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Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
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I saw a lot of haute couture all my childhood, and without knowing it I've learned from when I was a child to recognise beautiful fabrics.
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There is not adequate whistleblower protection.
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I used to stand in front of the mic and cry.
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Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.
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It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
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Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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What I've found as I have kept writing stories is that more and more your way is barred. I feel really choked by what I already know how to do, by the fact that my obsessions nearly always mount a sneak attack, so that I find myself writing another version of the same thing.
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God is dead, and no one cares! If there is a hell I'll see you there!
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For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.
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When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.
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I think it's unfortunate how many people today try to build up their own careers by denigrating the work of others.
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Group discussion is very valuable; group drafting is less productive.
