Edwin Hubbell Chapin Quotes
The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor.
Quotes to Explore
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I did always think of Heinlein as a strict rationalist, although a dispassionate examination of his works doesn't support that.
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You must live fully in the now to make your dreams come true.
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Style is besides the point. Nobody would pay attention if one always said the same thing, in the same words and the same tone of voice.
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Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.
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I always have some way of putting the stories together that works for the book. I've always switched points of view in my books. I'm a Gemini.
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My friends and my family are such a massive part of my life. My kids are everything.
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Untouchability is a hydra-headed monster.
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A dream itself is but a shadow.
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I've never been one to get up on a soapbox and preach. I just live my life the way I live my life.
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The unformed is not worse than the over-formed. The former is nothing; the latter is mere appearance. Real form presupposes real life.
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How can your worst nightmare also be your wildest dream?
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Pure politics is merely the calculus of combinations and of chances.
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The Masters is a very important tournament. You don't want to jeopardize your chances. The sponsors understand that.
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The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor.
