Alastair Reynolds Quotes
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887 - 1976) lived and painted.
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
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I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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I was born with an evil face.
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I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.
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I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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'Ha ha noob, you are pwned by troll. I have encrypt all your file. Leave 1000 GP at below coordinates and I give you key'
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"Why, I don't exactly know about perjury, my dear sir," replied the little gentleman. "Harsh word, my dear sir, very harsh word indeed. It's a legal fiction, my dear sir, nothing more."
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The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity.
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When we in our sector talk of the adoption of Indian consumers to new products and innovative ways of doing banking, they always exceed our expectations.
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Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had.
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War does strange things to truth.
