Hal Clement Quotes
Human beings are prone to believe the things they wish were true.
Hal Clement
Quotes to Explore
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I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.
Gabriel Byrne
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Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying?
Tamsin Greig
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I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.
Dan Fogelberg
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Sometimes I feel like if I'm not getting people to boo me, then I'm not doing my job right.
A.J. Styles
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You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
J. Paul Getty
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I used to sneak into my mother's closet and try to wear her lingerie to school.
Vanity
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
Cam Newton
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You know, if you have a zoo you don't want the other creatures to see you. You want them to hang out and act properly and, you know, when the monkeys will come and ask for the bananas, they won't act like monkeys. If you want them to act on what their true nature is, you've got to leave them alone.
Tarsem Singh
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
Sam Walton
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Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.
Dan Jenkins
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
Wanda Sykes
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I didn't really have a mentor, but I have always definitely been inspired by the '70s - the Stones, Patti Smith, Anita Pallenberg.
Kate Moss
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I've never been punched in the face, so I didn't know it would hurt so much!
Elena Roger
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Every movement, to stay alive - a very difficult thing to do historically - has to find a way to harness that initial surge of emotion and turn it to the hard, steady, un-sexy work of recruiting new members, strategizing, negotiating with those in power, keeping itself going.
George Packer
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There is one great and universal wish of mankind expressed in all religions, in all art and philosophy, and in all human life: the wish to pass beyond himself as he now is.
Beatrice M. Hinkle
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Most of the time, when you need something at a company, you make it. If you want to sell a product, you create it. If you need a head of marketing, you hire one. If you want to create a great company culture, what do you do? The lack of a clear answer on this is why I believe most companies don't have a great culture.
Andy Dunn
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Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.
Adam McKay
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Human beings are prone to believe the things they wish were true.
Hal Clement
