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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Richard Nixon was the best thing that ever happened to journalism. I mean this guy was wonderful. Just when you thought he could get no worse, he got worse.
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The initial spark, your affection for the characters, all those things can disappear. It's a perilous thing.
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I didn't start off as a journalist; I started off as a poet. My ambition was to practise poetry. Then I found journalism, but that other voice never fled from me.
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It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.
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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.
