Jack McDevitt Quotes
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I'm still shocked when people say, 'You haven't done a studio record in 20 years.' I try to make excuses for it, but the truth is I just wasn't with it.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
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I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.
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I've never been a big fan of making telepathy to the audience. That would be too much a wink in the eye. That would make people around me fools, right?
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Smart authors, faced with storms, chose to create umbrellas. That's why a diverse group of authors banded together to create The Fiction Writer's Co-op, which will work to find innovative ways to promote each other's work and cheer each other on in a very competitive field.
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We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level.
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In general, comedians are attracted to vice.
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There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.
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I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films.
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'The Quiet Ones' was my first film, let alone my first horror film, and I had so much fun. I had such a laugh, every single day. I look like such a feral child in it.
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The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite.
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What's so amazing about 'All in the Family' is sometimes an entire act was one camera shot. It was all about characters.
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I like finding things in locations where I've worked and things from down South and things from flea markets or even the sidewalks.
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My upbringing was so middle-class and repressed. It wasn't until I was placed in Lunghua that I met anyone from any other social strata. When I did, I found them colossally vital.
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I was interested about how relationships change as you get older. You are great friends in your 20s. In your 30s, you get married. Your 40s are all about your kids. In your 50s, you get divorced, and your friendships become primary again.
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Every single note on this album is there for a reason.
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'Why don't we just leave this room today forgetting the word 'earmark'?'-June 2007
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Over the years, I've found that dealing with white people faux pas can be tricky. If I get upset, I could quickly be labeled the 'angry black girl.' But if I don't say anything or react too passively, I risk giving friends and acquaintances permission to continue crossing the line.
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Now what is a wedding? Well, Webster's dictionary describes a wedding as the process of removing weeds from one's garden.
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Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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I could be a star and maybe make lots of money, or I could change roles all the time and have a more interesting - and longer - career.
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New worlds are always hard on old ideas.
