H. Beam Piper Quotes
I had a lot of other ideas, now and then, but every time I took a second look at one, it got sick and died.
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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I had no desire to crash a man's world.
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Things that happen in Wyoming are things that wouldn't happen in a big city - we've got bears, we've got a lot of shotguns - in Absaroka County, everybody's got a shotgun in the back of their car!
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies.
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I am a journalist.
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With 'posts' running in the millions, Internet message boards have become an essential part of the savvy investor's arsenal.
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In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's employed. I hear about somebody getting a job at Starbucks and I get jealous.
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I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.
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They say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!
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I grew up in Edinburgh, but my dad's from Glasgow, and my mum's from Chingford in Essex, and I spent time in Ireland, too, so I was always somebody who absorbed accents. I would come back from visits, very much to the annoyance of friends and family, with an accent based on where I'd been.
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O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, Is this the handiwork you give to God, This monstrous thing distorted and soul-quenched?
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I was a total music nerd. I grew up on Perry Street in the '80s. My father wrote books about jazz, so I was always at the 'Village Vanguard.'
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There's probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for.
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I had a lot of other ideas, now and then, but every time I took a second look at one, it got sick and died.
