Scott Westerfeld Quotes
Gravity was something you could beat; all it took was hydrogen, hot air, or even a bit of rope. But being a girl was a miserable, never-ending struggle.
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In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
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Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.
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I wrote my novel 'Bitter Greens' as the creative component of a Doctorate of Creative Arts and am now looking at the history of the Rapunzel tale as my theoretical component.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.
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I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are.
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We all have a stake in ensuring that all students have the schools they deserve and that communities are leading this effort, not being left behind. To do that, we must challenge unchecked charter expansion and the forces driving it.
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One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials, and this will reduce the cost of air flight, and the cost of rockets.
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Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
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Albanians, we tan well! I don't burn; I bake.
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Taking my bike out and riding the bike path along Lake Shore Drive, that's one of the great experiences in my life. And I hope to do it as long as I can.
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Something just happens when you're making a record, where certain things start to come out. It's just something in the air.
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I started on computers with 'Billy Bathgate,' a little orange screen with black letters. I thought it was really cool, but it actually slowed me up for a while because it's so easy to revise, I tended to stay on the same page. I've learned to discipline myself.
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Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.
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Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.
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The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.
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People always want cars. It's a huge industry, and there's always new product coming out.
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I went to drama school in the U.K., where we did endless Chekov plays.
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I'm so excited to be working with 360, not only because I am in love with everything they create but also because each collection always includes the key pieces I look for.
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If I have to be fierce, I'll be fierce.
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I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't think I'll have any problems crossing over to becoming an adult actress.
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He was exhaled; his great Creator drewHis spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Gravity was something you could beat; all it took was hydrogen, hot air, or even a bit of rope. But being a girl was a miserable, never-ending struggle.
