Jack Vance Quotes
Gassoon, for all his lore, subscribed to a common fallacy: he assumed that all those whom he encountered appraised him in the same terms as he did himself.
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The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety.
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But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?
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Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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See, Ebola, like all threats to humanity, it's fueled by mistrust and distraction and division. When we build barriers amongst ourselves, and we fight amongst ourselves, the virus thrives. But unlike all threats to humanity, Ebola is one where we're actually all the same. We're all in this fight together.
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I don't want to subject myself just to one scheme. I think it's just if you can play, you can play no matter what scheme you play in.
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I educated myself. To me, school was boring.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away.
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I'm not an economist; I'm a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks.
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Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.
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When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet.
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I do know what it's like to worry about bills, I do know what it's like to worry about even finding a child-minder, never mind paying them.
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Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on one.
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I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair.
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Everyone else is parsing it in terms of lowering the corporate income tax. Eliminate it. It's not that big of a generator of income, and it's a double tax. Get rid of it, and you would have an explosion of hiring.
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And as I said last night, my number one priority in the coming two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful.
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Think naught a trifle, though it small appear;Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,And trifles life.
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Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of music exclusively for the rest of your life - and it would all be great and varied and worth hearing.
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How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing.
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Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.
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Gassoon, for all his lore, subscribed to a common fallacy: he assumed that all those whom he encountered appraised him in the same terms as he did himself.
