Jack McDevitt Quotes
One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?
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Humor's always been the problem of my work, hasn't it? When working, I feel satisfied when I surprise myself. And when I surprise myself, I wind up laughing.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
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I almost took a job in Italy. It was really a great opportunity, but they didn't think I had enough international experience.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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I'm always glad when people come together to help each other - whether they're raising money for somebody in a bad situation or making a creative piece like a song.
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I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.
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I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.
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I think that anything that has privileges have responsibility and all people that is clear about their responsibility has compromise.
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The real 1960s began on the afternoon of November 22, 1963. It came to seem that Kennedy's murder opened some malign trap door in American culture, and the wild bats flapped out.
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The common thread in all my projects is 'girls being awesome.' Can we make that a genre?
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I'm a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.
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Elections aren't about records, they're about plans and choices.
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Some people would call me a workaholic. I don't consider this time: I just love my work so much, so it's my real hobby, OK? And, yeah, getting some play during working hours for which you are paid is the best job I can recommend for anyone around!
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I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where I'll end up, but I have no idea what will happen along the way.
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I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
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After years of mass immigration, falling wages, and surging joblessness, isn't it time we focused on the needs of the people living here today? Isn't it time we got our own people back to work?
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One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?
