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
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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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Womanhood is something you don't consider until it hits you.
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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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The smartest people in Washington are the political reporters. They write about their inferiors.
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Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job.
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The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.
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Acting is about going into the space, and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.
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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.
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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.
