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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I realised that you could easily turn any room into a cinema with a projector, so I went on and on at my parents for one. They eventually got me a projector for Christmas when I was ten, and I realised I'd made a ridiculous mistake - I'd forgotten to say 'movie' projector; I got a still one.
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I can be walking down the street, and someone will stop me and ask me for one of my hugs. They feel like I'm their friend, which I love - though sometimes my kids get a little weirded out by it.
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I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid.
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For many years, I decided not to do television because I have three children, but now my youngest is finally old enough to be in kindergarten. So I'm not feeling that kind of tug of not being with her as much.
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In a weird way, hockey is like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one.
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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.'
