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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Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago and what a good culture we've got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.
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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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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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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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Only the free mind knows what Love is.
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Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it.
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My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind.
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I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the images. Hence the sort of string quartet, jazz band and electronic stuff.
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The heart has its reasons that the mind knows not?
