Richard Powers Quotes
I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

Quotes to Explore
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There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you.
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I feel comfortable whenever I step on the floor.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.
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Art is more engaging that propaganda.
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'It's a Wonderful Life' was a mainstream Hollywood movie about faith, redemption, religion, and it was rated G.
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Honesty is wonderful, but I suspect it's also overrated.
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I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat.
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The problem we are dealing with at the border is not a Democratic problem. It is not a Republican problem. It is an American problem.
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I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.
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Internet governance is an oxymoron. The Internet must govern itself. But you can't play cricket without any rules.
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I couldn't care less about business.
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We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show.
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I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear.
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Isn't the purpose of bitcoin mining simply to get rich - or not, as the case may be? Well, at 21, we are less concerned with bitcoin as a financial instrument and more interested in bitcoin as a protocol - and particularly in the industrial uses of bitcoin enabled by embedded mining.
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Se non volea pulir sua scusa tanto,Che la facesse di menzogna rea.
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In general, we run the farm like a business instead of a welfare recipient, and we adhere to historically-validated patterns.
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I love old-fashioned manners, as long as it's not forced. I can tell when it's natural or when someone is just trying to impress me.
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As a card-carrying space nerd and NASA's chief scientist, I love space movies, from 'Star Trek' to 'Star Wars' to my all-time favorite - 'The Dish', an Australian comedy that celebrates that first moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the surface of our moon.
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I feel like people start to believe things that people say about them and start to think they're really important. If you have a family that is down to earth and cool, I don't see how you can be like that.
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My dad just wants me to dedicate myself to playing and to focus on the ball.
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I don't like reading things that people say on the Internet because I know so much of it is not true. I don't want to waste my time worrying about what other people are thinking. I just want to focus on being able to do cool projects.
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People are more interested in reading bombastic ideas, whether they're positive or negative. Part of me has sort of lost interest in doing criticism because of that. I've always realized that criticism is basically autobiography. Obviously in my criticism, it's very clear that it's autobiography, but I think it's that way for everybody.
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I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.