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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Wit doesn't make girls pretty.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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We were brought up watching opening batsmen score nine before lunch. If Geoffrey Boycott flashed at a ball outside off stump in the first over of a Test match, questions were asked in Parliament. If he flashed at two, the ravens abandoned the Tower of London.
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She's telling us how to fight ISIS. Just go to her website. She tells you how to fight ISIS on her website. I don't think General Douglas MacArthur would like that too much. ... See, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.
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Somebody told me that if you wake up every day and do stuff that's easy, then you're doing the wrong thing. If you wake up every day and do stuff that's really hard and you manage to get through to people, then you're doing the right thing. They might have just fooled me by telling me that, but it worked. I think that's my philosophy.
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I've spent a lot of my life among people brighter than myself.
