Michael A. Stackpole Quotes
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
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I'm not the type of guy to go so deep with the concept songs, but there's deep thought in everything. Maybe it's not just a repetitive hook telling you what the song is about - you have to use your brain a little bit.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I'm not an ambitious person, there is no ambition in my life. I have a mission in my life. And my mission is to serve my country. And when I am working for my state, it means I am working for my country, or my nation.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
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I don't think we're as divided as many in the elite would have us believe.
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Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally were unbelievable to work with in 'How to Succeed.'
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I think my confidence has developed over the years in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be.
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It had occurred to Rimford, at about the time he approached fifty, that the chief drawback in contemplating the enormous gulfs of time and space that constitute the bricks and mortar of the cosmologist is that one acquires a dismaying perception of the handful of years allotted a human being.
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Thanks, God, for honoring our best by giving us a miracle.
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'And when a strong man is sweet, even Goddesses look down from Mount Olympus.'
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Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards.
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I drive a Nissan Versa and would never spend real money on a car because I destroy things.
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I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.
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One of the things that's fun about TV is it grows, and you set goals and aim towards stuff, and one of the writers has an idea, and you say, 'Ooh, that's so much cooler. Let's do that instead.' It's so much more fluid and organic that way, and that's the most fun part about it.
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You can never, ever worry about making mistakes or things like that. I'm going to go out and play ball, and that's what I do.
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I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.
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I'm a real bore.
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What I'm saying is, 'Look, life is a long thing, and I don't need enemies. I need friends just like Donald Trump.'
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Long live the weeds that overwhelm My narrow vegetable realm! The bitter rock, the barren soil That force the son of man to toil; All things unholy, marred by curse, The ugly of the universe.
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As long as I'm fighting, I'm not dying." - Mara Jade Skywalker
