Dayton Ward Quotes
Unbreakable is a little bit Starship Troopers and a little bit Esmay Suiza, with a dash of Firefly for flavor. W. C. Bauers gives us everything we want in our military science fiction, but never allows the hardware and action to overshadow Paen and everyone else caught in the crossfire.
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius emerges. I don't have enough hair to be a genius. I think you have to have hair going everywhere.
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Hindi films offer a wider reach. As an industry, it has the capability to merge varied states, languages, and nationalities.
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With 'Game of Thrones,' there are no real limitations.
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When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.
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I once said to a boy, 'You're a really good kisser,' and he said, 'You're only as good as the person you're kissing.' I think it's the same with the music.
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The more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink.
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Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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Nothing is more real than nothing.
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It was evening all afternoon. It was snowing And it was going to snow. The blackbird sat In the cedar-limbs.
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She would worry, just as you worry. It’s the people who don’t worry-those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right-they’re the ones that cause the problems.
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My body is an instrument for me to use.
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To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and chase after them! Because when you are curious and in 'search mode,' you will meet a lot of people and learn, and when you find opportunities, you will be exhilarated rather than overwhelmed.
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'Eastern Promises' is great.
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Modern women - we're very good at keeping ourselves busy. There are PTA meetings, exercising, bake sales at school. I like that my life is not the same every day.
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Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience but not goodness - and certainly not love.
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Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.
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I remember watching 'Quantum Leap' when I was a kid with my family, so I think that's fun and nostalgic.
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Compounding is the 8th wonder of the world.
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My experiences in the military, the private sector, and as a congressional staffer were at times almost enough to drive me crazy. Writing offered the all-too-often-cited creative outlet.
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He is very fond of making things which he does not want, and then giving them to people who have no use for them.
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Unbreakable is a little bit Starship Troopers and a little bit Esmay Suiza, with a dash of Firefly for flavor. W. C. Bauers gives us everything we want in our military science fiction, but never allows the hardware and action to overshadow Paen and everyone else caught in the crossfire.
