Bentley Little Quotes
They lived in a Wikipedia world, where knowledge was no longer required and only the ability to access it mattered.
Quotes to Explore
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
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The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance.
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When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.
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I worked for Microsoft until 1996, till I had a different angle to view life. I wanted to be an entrepreneur and control my own destiny.
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In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right.
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Ghost! I miss him! Is that weird? I miss him even though I invented him. I feel a lot of tenderness toward him. I don't write a lot of stuff that is sad or that is tender and affectionate, so that has a very special place in my heart.
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I have known that I wanted to be a designer since I was 8 years old.
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Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.
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Test cricket is for batsmen, not bowlers. Bowlers are like slaves,' Kapil Dev.
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The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again: and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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The same regions of the brain light up when someone touches their smartphone as when they touch a family member or a pet.
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I've always been a very careful sailor. I know, me and being careful - doesn't really sound right, does it? But when I sail, I take it seriously and take along spares for everything. You have to be careful when you're 1,500 miles from land. There's no one you can call. You're on your own.
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Even when times were good, I realized that my earning power as a golf professional depended on too many ifs and putts.
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They lived in a Wikipedia world, where knowledge was no longer required and only the ability to access it mattered.
