Larry Niven Quotes
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.
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I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.
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I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
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We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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I, for one, believe that partisanship should have nothing to do with the actions of Christ. You're either Christlike, or you're not.
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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.
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The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
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A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.
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It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance.
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When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.
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Cultural values are, in themselves, neutral as well as universal, and so much depends on how individuals or ethnic groups use them. Values are influenced by so many factors such as geography, climate, religion, the economy and technology.
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New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.
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I love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater.
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Hamish is worried about ending up like my parents, who each spend time in their two homes in Bundanoon and Sydney. But that's how their marriage has lasted.
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You feel an affinity with younger actors, because, you know, it's a very insecure job. And it can be a long time before you feel like, you know, things might be all right.
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I love subverting expectations or playing with the sort of unspoken kind of connections that the audience has.
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I'm looking for the perfect paintball movie.
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I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm often been asked to write columns for papers in Peru. And I can't. I would die. There's no way I could write a column.
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If we are to give the people of China complete self-government we must first solve the problem of livelihood for all, and give real freedom to the races within China. If the foundations of democracy are secure, then true equality can be achieved.
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10) Anarchy is the least stable of social structures.
