Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes
Maybe storytelling belongs in audio - a short story is the length of a commute. That can be a sacred spot where you have the ear of the reader without having to compete with other media like games or TV.
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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Exposure is about, among other things, the ferocity of the press and the way - in an echo of some of Shakespeare's plays - the modern media creates heroes to destroy them.
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You either are or you're not.
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In Yellowstone National Park, there are more 'do not feed the animals' signs than there are animals you might wish to feed.
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In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.
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Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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My favorite thing about being an actor is that I get to be so many different people in one lifetime. You sort of get to be all of these different characters.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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When you bring in multi-brand retail items into the country, you're not just bringing the products, but you're also harming local manufacturers.
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When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
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Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.
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My '50s were different than other people's '50s. The myth didn't permeate our world, 'Donna Reed' and all that. I longed for that, I wanted to be like other normal families on TV.
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While one should never underestimate the ability of risk-besotted financiers to wreak havoc, the real threat to capitalism isn't unfettered financial cunning. It is, instead, the unwillingness of executives to confront the changing expectations of their stakeholders.
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Maybe storytelling belongs in audio - a short story is the length of a commute. That can be a sacred spot where you have the ear of the reader without having to compete with other media like games or TV.
