Scott Westerfeld Quotes
As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)
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The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety.
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For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
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I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.
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I do my best to work out 5 days a week. There are times when I can only get in 3 days a week because I am traveling or just need rest due to a hectic schedule. But working out is always a priority, and if I fall off due to my schedule, it is not long before I get back on track.
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By 1988, I was living in New York myself.
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My life is quite physical anyway. When you are three-foot-six you kind of have to climb stuff now and again, and you find yourself in quite precarious situations just to manage in what is quite a big world.
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I'm an emotional guy.
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Daft Punk wouldn't have normally fit into anything that was pop on the radio, but they just did it.
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We've done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that.
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I don't like exercising; I'll be honest with you.
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Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
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If you think something is impossible, then it certainly is... for you.
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I absolutely refuse to reveal my age. What am I - a car?
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Hey,” he said softly. He moved closer to the bars, pressing his face between them. “I always said you were jailbait, but this is ridiculous.
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Nature is not a temple, but a ruin. A beautiful ruin, but a ruin all the same.
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In a game, just losing is almost as satisfying as just winning... In life the loser's score is always zero.
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I just pretended I was someone else until that someone else became me.
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The Exorcist has been a very interesting cross to bear.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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I don't do camps. Camps are for kids. I don't sleep in tents or roast marshmallows. I certainly don't tell ghost stories or own a sleeping bag. But I do work hard every single day.
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As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)
