Charlie Jane Anders Quotes
Maybe she would have done more good as a playwright than as a doctor, after all - clichés were like plaque in the arteries of the imagination, they clogged the sense of what was possible. Maybe if enough people had worked to demolish clichés, the world wouldn't have ended.
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I've turned from an ordinary Australian housewife into a gigastar, icon, talk-show host, swami, spin doctor... and now I'm a style guru!
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality.
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Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.
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In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.
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I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.
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What I think a doctor should do is prevent disease, by any means necessary.
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No parent would fail to call the doctor if their child developed a fever.
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Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.
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'Lost' makes a lot of sense to me, philosophically.
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Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won't get to choose your doctor - that some bureaucrat will choose for you. That's also not true.
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What science fiction does is take what might be possible someday and examine what might happen if it were - the drawbacks and the positive things.
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People miss those who they love. It brings tears to my eyes to see the longing for me. But it's my decision to do fewer films and more protagonist-based roles. For me to take up something, it has to make a lot of sense to me.
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I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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I think the first and principle objective is to repeal Obamacare before it does lasting, fundamental damage to our health care system, to our individual liberty, to the relationship each of us has with his or her doctor.
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I think people are losing that sense of security pretty fast, frankly.
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I've never worked a day in my life. The joy of writing has propelled me from day to day and year to year. I want you to envy me, my joy. Get out of here tonight and say: 'Am I being joyful?' And if you've got a writer's block, you can cure it this evening by stopping whatever you're writing and doing something else. You picked the wrong subject.
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Maybe she would have done more good as a playwright than as a doctor, after all - clichés were like plaque in the arteries of the imagination, they clogged the sense of what was possible. Maybe if enough people had worked to demolish clichés, the world wouldn't have ended.
