J. August Richards Quotes
What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.
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Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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You don't want to meet anybody in Cannes. It's the worst place, I think, to meet somebody - one of the worst places.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project.
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All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.
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I became a dancer late and an actor late.
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Every economic opinion is associated with a set of assumptions.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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I don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Jeez, I feel great today. I think I'll write a song.' I mean, anything is more interesting to me than writing a song. It's like, 'I think I'd like to write a song... No, I guess I better go feed the cat first.' You know what I mean? It's like pulling teeth. I don't enjoy it a bit.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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You can't win for losing. Either you fulfill their stereotype of being a radical 60's person or you've sold out. In fact, of course, millions of people who were active in the 60's are doing work on issues that try to reflect their values.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
