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.
Quotes to Explore
-
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.
-
You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
-
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.
-
You either are or you're not.
-
In Yellowstone National Park, there are more 'do not feed the animals' signs than there are animals you might wish to feed.
-
In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.
-
Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
-
When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
-
The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
-
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.
-
Only in your imagination can you revise.
-
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
-
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.
-
You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
-
People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
-
A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
-
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.
-
My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
-
There's so many great songs already written, it's kind of really wonderful you don't have to write your own.
-
Affirmative action makes employers think, 'Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard 'cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C's in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.'
-
I'm an American citizen now, but I will always have Canadian pride.
-
Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.
-
It is amazing how many of the horrors of the 20th century were a result of charismatic quacks misleading millions of people to their own doom. What is even more amazing is that, after a century that saw the likes of Hitler, Lenin and Mao, we still see no need to distrust charisma as a basis for choosing leaders, either in politics or in numerous organizations and movements.
-
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.
