Alastair Reynolds Quotes
'I don’t like this at all,' Hegazi said.'Believe me,' Sylveste said, 'you’re about to like it a lot less.'
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By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States?
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place - even for its enemies.
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For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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Microsoft does platform, not really infrastructure, and they do a little bit of Saas.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.
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I would say our sound is soul pop.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I think death is just a transition to another state of consciousness.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act.
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It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
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Bacon has been a staple of the American diet since the first European settlers, but until recently, it was consumed in a predictable, seasonal pattern. The bulk of sales came from home consumers, diners, and pancake houses, which fried it up along with eggs for breakfast.
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George Lucas wanted this moving camera for all of the photography in Star Wars. He was willing to take a risk with the concepts that I advanced with regard to ways for doing that.
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I think the media has become incredibly corrupt. We used to have a profound tradition of investigative journalism in the United States. Some journalists were real heroes, such as Bob Woodward who helped uncover the Watergate scandal. But today he is leading the opposite charge, trying to bring down the careers of people and score easy victories. In other words, those who used to bust the status quo have now become the status quo.
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Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.
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A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say that all taxation is theft, and it isn't the job of a libertarian presidential candidate to cook up new ways to commit theft.
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'I don’t like this at all,' Hegazi said.'Believe me,' Sylveste said, 'you’re about to like it a lot less.'
