Stephen McCauley Quotes
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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I don't know what it is about me. I don't know if there's something strange... but I continue to play aliens, so there's obviously something there.
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I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.
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I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across.
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Keep an eye on what your kids are seeing online. Parents need to stay involved in what their children are being exposed to. It's so important.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.
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The political process does not end on Election Day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation and holding their leaders accountable for the decisions they make.
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When I was 17, I had an experience that I later learned could be called a 'mystical experience.' It was almost violent. No faces, voices, nothing like that. It is like the world burst and flamed into life all around me. That is not a great image, but it is as good as I will ever do.
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I do 280 episodes of TV a year, write 15 recipes for the magazine, and publish an annual book. With all of that, we try to get one weekend a month with Isaboo at our home in the Adirondacks to relax and recharge.
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Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.
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You set something in modern-day Texas, which is so identifiable as the Old West, and everyone's wearing guns, so it looks like it's going to be, by default, partially considered a western.
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We won the Cold War because we showed nuclear vigilance and diligence.
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If I had a day to myself I would just play video games with my brothers.
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A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.
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We've had no broad-based layoffs at Hearst during my time.
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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
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It may well be that creativity is the last unfair advantage we're legally allowed to take over our competitors.
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For a deed to be totally pure, it must be done without any thought of reward, whether worldly or divine.
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There are only one or two geniuses every century.
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Thirty bucks, okay? That’s pretty much my entire supercomputer fund.
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The only responsible way to write about anything is with honesty.
