Steven Saylor Quotes
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on madness.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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I'm not against technology, but all tools should be used to their best advantage. We should be spending our time on things that have staying power, instead of on the latest thought of the latest blogger - and then moving on quickly to the next blogger.
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I have odd thumbs that are extremely flexible. I can bend them quite far down the back side of my hand, basically the opposite side you'd even try to attempt bending your thumb. Because of that, I'm a very good thumb wrestler.
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I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.
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I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like - that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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My song 'Play It Again' is a perfect example of my music because the verses go so hard, and they're so urban; and then this pop hook comes out of nowhere and socks you in the face and makes you want to dance.
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I would love to work on Broadway, but I don't know that it would manifest itself in musical theater.... I have terrible stage fright that I'd have to get over.
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Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than any bed of flowers ever could.
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My late wife Olympia was Goan and I've been to India many times. I love the food there. We used to do our shopping in Southall, where you can find cheap but wonderful fruit like mangoes, vegetables and spices. I didn't do much of the cooking, as Olympia did a lot - I was the under-chef and did some of the chopping.
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Death is not the enemy. A life lived without love is the enemy.
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Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on madness.
