Alastair Reynolds Quotes
We don’t aspire to genetic unity, no matter what your propagandists think. The pursuit of optima leads only to local minima. We honour our errors. We actively seek persistent disequilibrium.Alastair Reynolds
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I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
Patrick Chan -
Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould -
Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
Florence King -
Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief.
Gary Bauer -
I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.
Ian Mckellen -
I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
Becky G
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In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move.
Carla Bruni -
Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.
Naveen Jain -
I totally respond to complex characters, and I'm not interested in anything too simple.
Patrick Fischler -
I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
Kat Graham -
There is no truly global justice.
Ralph Steadman -
A lot of people heard 'Murda Business' and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to the lyrics, it's kind of silly and playful.
Iggy Azalea
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I do a lot of voice over for Japanese anime titles as well as live-action stuff and original stuff from the States. 'Legion of Super Heroes,' 'New Wolverine: The X - Men' animated series, 'Afro Samurai' and some live-action stuff, TV shows here and there - I like to mix it up.
Yuri Lowenthal -
When I read for 'Girls,' I was like, 'The script says 'Handsome Carpenter,' so someone else is going to get the part. They'll have someone handsome, not me.'
Adam Driver -
It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.
Oliver Tambo -
As a kid, my dad would take me to see indie films when I would visit him in New York. Films that I just wouldn't see growing up in the Bay Area.
Mahershala Ali -
Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.
Maika Monroe -
In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school.
Tavis Smiley
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No gentleman ever has any money.
Oscar Wilde -
If you just catalog the effects eviction has on people's live and neighborhoods, it's pretty troubling.
Matthew Desmond -
I'm in deep in everything, every moment of the day. I create the systems and oversee every aspect of the execution. Every mark on a sculpture and every brush-stroke on a painting is in a controlled situation, exactly as they'd be if I'd have done them myself.
Jeff Koons -
I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.
Charli XCX -
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
Marcus Tullius Cicero -
We don’t aspire to genetic unity, no matter what your propagandists think. The pursuit of optima leads only to local minima. We honour our errors. We actively seek persistent disequilibrium.
Alastair Reynolds