Lois McMaster Quotes
Never argue with a pedant over nomenclature. It wastes your time and annoys the pedant.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
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Those who have learned to walk on the threshold of the unknown worlds, by means of what are commonly termed par excellence the exact sciences, may then, with the fair white wings of imagination, hope to soar further into the unexplored amidst which we live.
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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A friend of mine is a chef in Bali, and another friend said, 'God, he's like Brad Pitt,' and I said, 'Yeah, I think he's more like arm Pitt,' 'cause, you know, 'Brad Pitt' would be a bit of an overstatement.
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I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan.
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There's a place for him, but he's the final determinant as to whether he achieves that or not. He needs to capture the imagination of a universe hungry for decent thought and passion. All he has to do is be truthful and have a vision for what to do and stop playing a goddamn game of politics. If he does that, he'll get everything he needs.
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Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.
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Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression.
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Puszczykowo is an important place in my life. I feel like I am at home there.
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At some point, you're just happy to be a working actor, but to be able to do it with people you really love and enjoy spending time with, it's just such a rare thing. You hear so many horror stories.
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The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have to be clever and make my runs. That's where I come alive.
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Hollywood have been in touch; they want to make a movie of my life.
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What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now.
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I like writing historical fiction.
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When people hear the name 'Marco Polo,' they tend to think of a map or explorer. Very few people know the true story of Marco Polo, and it's so much more compelling and exciting than the mythology.
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Offendedness is just about the last shared moral currency in our country. And, I'm sorry, but it's really annoying. We don't discuss ideas or debate arguments, we try to figure out who is most offended.
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That day, she became categorically certain of two things: that he annoyed her, profoundly, and, if she could, she would never leave him.
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My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible.
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I did co-write 'Moment of Forever' with Danny Timms. He wrote the melody, and I just did the words.
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Never argue with a pedant over nomenclature. It wastes your time and annoys the pedant.
