Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought about doing a blues club, so I was the first.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday.
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I want the single player experience.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Time has changed and now is the age of spending.
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Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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When it comes to Republican debates, fibs and fits come first; facts come last.
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I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.
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I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law.
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No matter how long my day has been, I never forget to remove my make-up and slap on some intensive moisturiser before I go to bed.
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There's so many problems in our world, so much negativity. Don't worry about the darkness - turn on the light and the darkness automatically goes. Ramp up the light of unity within - help do that for yourself, help do that for the world and then we're really doing something, we're doing something that brings that light of unity.'
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I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
