Dan Simmons Quotes
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to stay with it. It was because I had this one professor who was the loneliest, saddest man I've ever known. He was a programmer, and I knew that I didn't want to do whatever he did.
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I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.
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I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.
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I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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I decided in my late teens that I wanted to be an actor, and my dad and I agreed that films were better. I work alongside my dad, you see. I've thought that films were better since I was a kid.
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Being surrounded by love and people that care about your heart is the dream. That's what I would like on my last day.
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Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.
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If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections.
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We anticipate countries increasing their spending on infrastructure like railways, airports, power plants and ports. Our heavy forging plant has the capacity to cater to each of these segments.
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I'm a dad, and I can tell you it's the most beautiful thing in the world.
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If you want to get along, go along.
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Imagination needs to be fed.
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I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions.
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It's hard to argue with a coach who says, 'I just want you to work.' What can you say to that without making a fool of yourself?
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Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates.
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Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.
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When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.
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When you think about Boston, Harvard and M.I.T. are the brains of the city, and its soul might be Faneuil Hall or the State House or the Old Church. But I think the pulsing, pounding heart of Boston is Fenway Park.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.
