Adam Garfinkle Quotes
What interests us about the past is at least partly a function of what bothers us or makes us curious in the present.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.
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I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.
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I can say this: You haven't lived until you've had to wear a triplet pregnancy belly. You would be amazed at what a girl can learn based on the different months of pregnancy to make her character more interesting.
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I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
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I try not to do bad, but sometimes it's irresistible.
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What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.
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Sometimes when you're with somebody, and all their stuff is at your house, it's so hard to break up with them.
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Never give a sucker an even break.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'm not really an indie artist, either. All the best artists have been in the middle.
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I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely.
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If somebody gives me his hand, I will not look at him with suspicion.
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The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.
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A million years went by quick.
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My first book, 'Contest,' had a guy fighting aliens in the New York Public Library. The second book, 'Ice Station,' and 'Temple' were present-day military thrillers.
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I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.
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At home, I love reaching out into that absolute silence, when you can hear the owl or the wind.
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I saw Substance D growing. I saw death rising from the earth, from the ground itself, in one blue field, in stubbled color.
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What interests us about the past is at least partly a function of what bothers us or makes us curious in the present.
