Jack McDevitt Quotes
So long as you believe in some truth you do not believe in yourself. You are a servant. A man of faith.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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When an audience is affected in a way that I've seen with some people, it's so inspiring to me an actor. You know that you're on the right track and you're doing work that can affect people. When that goes hand-in-hand with important issues that we're still living with, and we will be for a long time, sadly, it's so confirming of everything.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
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I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.
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We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans.
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Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
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It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
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Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.
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I don't see a lot of nature in L.A. Then again, I don't see a lot when I go back to St. Louis, either.
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It would be ridiculous to say I don't want to sell records, but I trust my taste.
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Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
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When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of 'em. But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that's trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we're gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens is none of our business.
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So long as you believe in some truth you do not believe in yourself. You are a servant. A man of faith.
