Arthur C. Clarke Quotes
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
Quotes to Explore
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
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The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument may be distant from our shores, but it will help us understand how healthy marine ecosystems work and how we can revive troubled seas closer to home.
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If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
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As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'
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We think of the revolution ending in Yorktown, Va. The fact of the matter is that the French defeated the British in a naval battle right in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Because the British fleet was coming to rescue Cornwallis, the British general, Washington was able to surround Cornwallis.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
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I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
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I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them.
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Successful economies in the modern world are not sheepish about the power and responsibility of the state.
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Growing up, I was always really shy about my body.
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If my kids came to me and said, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'Son, I love you.' That's never at stake. Never, never, never at stake.
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Putinsim is not necessarily the end state for Russia. Russia has moved in many directions since the early 1980s.
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I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.
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This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
