Alastair Reynolds Quotes
Rashmika could tell when anyone around her was lying. But seeing through her own deceptions was another matter entirely.
Alastair Reynolds
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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
Abraham Lincoln
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
Gabrielle Union
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Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!
Orson F. Whitney
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Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.
E. M. Forster
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Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.
Randi Weingarten
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I was fascinated by fairies when I was growing up, and I wanted to see one dreadfully.
Laura Amy Schlitz
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I remember what it was like to be doing 'Lost' and how creatively immersive it was. I just couldn't really engage on anything else, other than 'Lost;' I was just thinking about it all the time, and then there was just the pure workload, the 70- or 80-hour weeks.
Damon Lindelof
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
Vannevar Bush
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When I was five years old, my parents gave me a drum set for Christmas. My mom played the piano, and Dad played the saxophone badly. But that Christmas morning, I remember we all played together, and I thought it was the greatest day ever.
Garry Marshall
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I'm a very impatient person. I love dancing, I love music, and I love eating life.
Natalia Tena
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I call myself, 'The Estee Lauder of the garden world.' I'm my own little conglomerate.
C. Z. Guest
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It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. It's not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.
Gary Ackerman
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My host at Richmond, yesterday morning, could not sufficiently express his surprise that I intended to venture to walk as far as Oxford, and still farther. He however was so kind as to send his son, a clever little boy, to show me the road leading to Windsor.
Karl Philipp Moritz
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Your spouse, a sibling, a friend need to read your drafts. They have to be people unafraid to tell you what sucks. For early feedback, that's more important than professional editorial skill. Most people know what sucks.
Douglas Brunt
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What I said about John was that he liberated me from my anxieties about writing in a correct, acceptable way.
Harry Mathews
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
John Lewis
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Rashmika could tell when anyone around her was lying. But seeing through her own deceptions was another matter entirely.
Alastair Reynolds
