Arthur C. Clarke Quotes
A single test which proves some piece of theory wrong is more valuable than a hundred tests showing that idea might be true.
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It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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A store is just a collection of content. The Steam store is this very safe, boring entertainment experience. Nobody says, 'I'm going to play the Steam store now.'
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed.
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In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
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Wherever there's an all-encompassing 'always,' 'all' or 'never' in your life, it's a sign that your mischievous subconscious is setting you up for failure by consistently leading you back toward these repeat performances.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
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Millions do not always add up to what a man needs out of life.
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Oh, I'm a pretty bad poet. This has been corroborated by others.
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Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be a fool but you're the fool in charge.
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If you're very serious about writing it's helpful to find an agent. It's becoming more and more competitive to have your manuscript even looked at by an editor. Many companies don't accept unsolicited manuscripts anymore, so they'll pay more attention to something that comes in through an agent.
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Frank's audience doesn't care if a girl singer, a comic or an organ grinder with a monkey opens the show. They are there to see HIM.
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A single test which proves some piece of theory wrong is more valuable than a hundred tests showing that idea might be true.
