Larry Niven Quotes
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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Years ago, when I was writing westerns, other writers who were friends of mine wanted me to collaborate with them. And it just didn't work.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.
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A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.
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Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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People often think of New York as a city, a concrete jungle with soaring skyscrapers and yellow taxis and the bright lights of Times Square. And it is that, in part. But beyond that, it's rolling hills of fruit orchards and fields of grain and ice-cold waters brimming with oysters.
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I've spent a lot of my life among people brighter than myself.
