Richard Powers Quotes
Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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No day is similar to another, but usually mail is part of my start of the day. Our company never sleeps: we have business in 180 countries, so there are no real mornings or nights.
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My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.
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The latter 1940s and early '50s were a time of tense, explosive conflict, in the world at large and in the politics of our nation.
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What's been happening in Iraq, what young Americans wearing flak jackets, helmets and flight suits have done is... created the circumstances under which Iraq can become our closest ally in that part of the world and still have a representative government. And that's going to be a very good thing considering what's going on in that neighborhood.
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If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.
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'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.
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I can't ignore what I grew up listening to. My parents used to listen to Michael Jackson non-stop. They used to listen to Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder.
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It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.
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I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.
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What's a hero if not for its journey.
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I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?
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There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.
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I am human like everyone else. I am aware that there are people who look up to me. When mistakes are made, they aren't intentional, and I constantly push myself to be a better person.
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Most federal employees perform their tasks honorably and well.
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Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.
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We're not trying to shock people with our image.
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I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you're a diva. They can't believe after eight years, and eight albums, you're still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody.
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Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap.
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I'm a sucker for a sad song.
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To the patient, any operation is momentous.
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When I was in high school and first starting to drive by myself, I listened to Wu Tang in the car, and I recognized their soul and R&B roots.
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Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.
