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Probably the most formative experience was reading the 'Foundation' trilogy when I was about twelve years old. That wasn't the first science fiction I had ever read, but it's something that stands out in my memory as having had a big impact on me.

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• I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

  

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• I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!

  

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• I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.

  

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• Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual.

  

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• Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

  

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• After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.

  

  Tamora Pierce
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• I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

  

  Rachel Field
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• I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.

  

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• The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.

  

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• Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.

  

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• If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.

  

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• I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the things I'm most proud of. To be constantly compared to someone so brilliant, who happens to be your dad, is cool.

  

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• My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.

  

  Zinedine Zidane
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• Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.

  

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• More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.

  

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• Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil.

  

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• I was in the military, and then I went to university to study biology.

  

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• Aliveness, he will teach, is a gift available to all by God's grace. It flows not from taking, but giving, not from fear but from faith, not from conflict but from reconciliation, not from domination but from service. It isn't found in the upper trappings of religion -rules and rituals, controversies and scruples, temples and traditions. No, it springs up from our innermost being like a fountain of living water. It intoxicates us lie the best wine ever and so turns life from disappointment into a banquet.

  

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• Probably the most formative experience was reading the 'Foundation' trilogy when I was about twelve years old. That wasn't the first science fiction I had ever read, but it's something that stands out in my memory as having had a big impact on me.

  

  Ted Chiang
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