Brian Christian Quotes
Unless we have good reason to think otherwise, it seems that our best guide to the future is a mirror image of the past. The nearest thing to clairvoyance is to assume that history repeats itself — backward.
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Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.
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I don't like controversy.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
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I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.
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Overpopulated fiction can be so confusing that readers put the story down. Under-populated novels can seem claustrophobic or boring. You want the right number of characters for your particular work.
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The inability to trace DNA to actual diseases has serious consequences. As does the opposite problem - not being able to trace diseases back to DNA.
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Major organizational changes create uncertainty.
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Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
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Who God is and what it is to be divine is something we have to learn where God has revealed Himself and His nature, the essence of the divine.
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It's the nicest birthday I've ever had. You've made a happy man very old.
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To protect our kids, we've given law enforcement new tools to fight human trafficking.
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When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.
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My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
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It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
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I truly believe that my songs bring the answers and the solutions, as opposed to just talking about the problems. My music at its core is joyful.
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I remember and know the Bill of Rights. But my instincts tell me to be helpful, and (that attitude) is surprising to a lot of cops who deal with Internet crimes.
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After six wonderful years playing Emily Prentiss, I have decided it's time for me to move on. As much as I will miss my 'Criminal Minds' family, I am excited about the future and other opportunities.
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I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had been written then. I think of them as '40s novels, written in the conservative narrative past.
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Unless we have good reason to think otherwise, it seems that our best guide to the future is a mirror image of the past. The nearest thing to clairvoyance is to assume that history repeats itself — backward.
