S. M. Stirling Quotes
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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Sometimes when you finish a book, you don't know quite what you've got.
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Jesus was not denying the legitimacy of biblical law. On the contrary, He was affirming biblical law. We love God first; God commands us to keep His word; therefore, we must enforce the law on ourselves.
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three hours that they would get from a whole-day match. And even though it is a heady cocktail of money, entertainment and media, at its core it is cricket.
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I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.
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We try to guide with a light touch. Sometimes we can be helpful, and my goal with my team, both on the series side and on the film side, is that the collaboration should always be invited. In other words, we're not looking to impose our view on the filmmaker; we hire a storyteller because we love the story, and we love their ability to tell it.
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Surely if we have learned anything from the history of morals it is that the thing to do with a moral quandary is not to hide it.
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If danger arises in the present moment, there may be an emotion. There may even be pain. But that's a challenge, not a problem. For a problem to exist, you need time and repetitive mind activity.
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I write all my own songs. Everything I did on 'The X Factor' was basically original, except for some of the live shows. Everything I did was original, and I wrote it from the heart.
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I was a writer on '30 Rock' for six years.
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The heart has its reasons that the mind knows not?
