John Brunner Quotes
Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a single exposure is enough to cause permanent addiction.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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When I do interviews, I never pre-plan them at all, radio or TV.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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I'd like to be Queen Elizabeth.
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The notion of self-care for people who have hundreds of millions of dollars, it doesn't seem like a radical thing.
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I won't join another band again.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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Our lives are in God's hands. We have no control. We can't control Him by using the Bible or cross as a good luck charm without a thorough reformation of heart and life.
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If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.
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I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.
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It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter.
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The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ.
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One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life.
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How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?
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Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a single exposure is enough to cause permanent addiction.
