Arthur Leonard Schawlow Quotes
It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just how. The only possible answers.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I'd highlight my desire to work hard.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for their precious offspring - redheads passed on their horrible characters through their milk.
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I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.
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I said I wanted to strap guns on an El Camino. When I brought it up at a meeting, they said great. I realized there's no adult in the room.
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I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
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It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.
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I don't really have foresight as an actor as far as career trajectory - I just stick to no-brainer situations.
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When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are.
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Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That's not what real life is about.
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People of my generation who became photographers in the late fifties, early sixties, there were no rewards in photography. There were no museum shows. Maybe MOMA would show something, or Chicago. There were no galleries. Nobody bought photographs.
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No kids should see that kind of violence where Batman is killing as many people as the bad guys.
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Here I am, a not over-good business man, a second-rate engineer. I can make poor mechanical drawings. I play the piano after a fashion. In fact, I am one of those proverbial Jack-of-all-trades who are usually failures. Why I am not, I can't tell you.
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Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.
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There are many different ways of categorizing news. It doesn't have to be just war and famine and serious politics.
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It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just how. The only possible answers.
