Ernest Cline Quotes
I noticed in the late 1990s that my friends and I were already nostalgic for the 1980s, and by the turn of the century, VH1's 'I Love the '80s' gave all of us an accelerated nostalgia for our generation.
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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I want to see what I look like when I'm old - I'm curious where that's going to take me.
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Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
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True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.
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Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.
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I believe in God, but I don't know what it is - if it's a he, she, a he-she, or anything. Who knows what it is. All I know is that I feel like there's something else there.
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Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.
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My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.
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Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.
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Giving the control over powerful AI to the highest bidder is unlikely to lead to the best world we can imagine.
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When the written and spoken word is censored, the urban landscape becomes a nation's only physical link to the past.
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I feel about John's gospel like I feel about my wife; I love her very much, but I wouldn't claim to understand her.
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You are not born racist. You are born into a racist society. And like anything else, if you can learn it, you can unlearn it. But some people choose not to unlearn it, because they're afraid they'll lose power if they share with other people. We are afraid of sharing power. That's what it's all about.
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I refuse to do anything easy. I'm writing for the smartest person out there. I'm not equating myself with the smartest person out there, but hopefully I'm writing to say you're not alone. I'm not alone. We're not alone.
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The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.
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I'm actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular.
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The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.
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The way I talk is bizarre.
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Gene sometimes... well, he has his dream list.
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What this misguided world and generation needs is a massive group of courageous and caring, wise and unwearying women.
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I noticed in the late 1990s that my friends and I were already nostalgic for the 1980s, and by the turn of the century, VH1's 'I Love the '80s' gave all of us an accelerated nostalgia for our generation.
