M. J. Rose Quotes
They say every writer really just writes about one thing over and over. I guess my one thing is how the past impacts the present.
Quotes to Explore
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I am not in the business of suppressing books.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity.
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I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
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I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.
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I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.
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'Miss Rumphius' has been, perhaps, the closest to my heart. There are, of course, many dissimilarities between me and Alice Rumphius, but, as I worked, she gradually seemed to become my alter ego. Perhaps she had been that right from the start.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff; that's what all this stuff is leading to.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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...he feels a stifling uselessness in things, a kind of atomic decay whereby the precious glowing present turns, with each tick of the clock, into the leaden slag of history.
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It will afford me unfeigned satisfaction if my kingdom can add its quota toward the successful accomplishment of the most important astronomical observation of the present century and assist, however humbly, the enlightened nations of the earth in these costly enterprises .
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I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.
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Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.
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If it feels like a mistake before you go in, don't go in.
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They say every writer really just writes about one thing over and over. I guess my one thing is how the past impacts the present.
