Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes
The marketplace tells us that good, visceral storytelling has a place. But there are lots of questions about the format that stories take.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word.
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I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you.
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I am not honest.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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I always like to have a buffer between me and journalism in general. Not just a reporter, but journalism.
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Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.
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Seemed like everything I tried to do in broadcasting and as a player before that turned out successfully. I was succeeding. I got to the top of the heap in every facet of broadcasting.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
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I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack.
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Was it proof of madness in the first corps of sea officers to have, at so critical a period, launched out on the ocean with only two armed merchant ships, two armed brigantines, and one armed sloop, to make war against such a power as Great Britain?
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Human beings are very good at adapting to what happens.
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I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me.
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It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff.
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The marketplace tells us that good, visceral storytelling has a place. But there are lots of questions about the format that stories take.
