Paul Nitze Quotes
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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I have lots of fans, they are mostly under the age of 12, boys and girls.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
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Tor.com has been a venue for original SF and fantasy since 2008, but we've never formalized our process for submissions. Indeed, for a long time, we were totally winging it.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
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I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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I work in waves because I'm impatient. It has to be done. I take liberties.
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I enjoy doing drama, and I enjoy doing comedy equally.
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Ideas are the great warriors of the world, and a war that has no idea behind it, is simply a brutality.
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I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.
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I remember when I was growing up, I always wore glasses and so if I was on-stage or just being able to move around playing sports, I was never really able to because I had glasses holding me back. Wearing contacts has just been very helpful.
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People waiting for an elevator don't know what to do, standing with strangers. There is nothing to do. Its an uneasy time. Some press the button repeatedly as though it would help.
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Someday, I'd like to create a fashionable dance shoe.
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When you're setting up a budget, a general rule is to start with your fixed expenses - your housing and insurance payments, and car payment, if you own one.
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I have been around at a time when important things needed to be done.
