Larry Niven Quotes
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Funny is an attitude.
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I've been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that's the case, I should've come here in a space rocket.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.
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Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero.
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I saw 'Hamilton' when it was at the Public, and I just wept profusely in my seat because this is a form I love deeply, and to watch it be reinvented in such a genius, gifted way and executed by such a brilliant company of human beings, I was overwhelmed with not just appreciation for the piece of work itself but for the possibility.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.
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I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.
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I've sort of heard that 'it' girl thing, but not really. Hearing it from a few people doesn't solidify it in my mind and I wouldn't know how to solidify that title. It's so elusive and what does it mean, I don't know?
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I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God.
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It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality.
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When I learned that there was such a thing as an atheist, I looked it up - and found out that the definition fitted me to a tee. Finally, at the age of 24, I found out who and what I was. Better late than never.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.
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The thing that is most interesting about people is the way they are when no one is looking at them or the way they are when they are in private.
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We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes.
