S. M. Stirling Quotes
Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good and ill.
Quotes to Explore
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Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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My God, I don't know anyone who likes to accumulate their wealth more than the Europeans.
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Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.
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I'm not really into method acting - the way I was taught was the good old-fashioned British way of just doing your research and getting on with it.
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It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and much better prepared to give God greater service.
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If you want to bring down the prices of healthcare and education, the answer will be more innovation, more technology, which will then have the effect of freaking everybody out and saying, 'Oh, my God, you're going to kill all the jobs.'
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The team is in great shape, the coaching staff, the front office. Just things feel really good chemistry-wise across the board.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things.
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Willingness to be damned for the glory of God.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
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If I slip up and receive a good gift, I will not have given a good gift. This is probably a natural law that affects us all and needs a name. The Gift Reciprocal Law.
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Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
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As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort.
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Because I get nervous all the time. It's weird but I think it's fun and it's refreshing. It's always good to be that way. That keeps me appreciative of everything.
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That transition from child to adult actor is so incredibly elusive. The roles that were coming to me as a young adult were not that great, but I was taking them anyway to pay the rent. And the more bad roles in bad movies I took, the less anybody wanted me for a good role in a good movie.
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If you're going to have to swallow a frog, you don't want to have to look at that sucker too long!
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Footnotes -- little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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The will is not fundamentally right, as the practical ones would like very much to assure us; one may not pass over the desire for knowledge in order to stand immediately in the will, but knowledge perfects itself to will when it desensualizes itself and creates itself as a spirit 'which builds its own body.'
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good and ill.
