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.

Arthur C. Clarke

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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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  • Dance
  • Stars

• 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.

  

  Lady Gaga
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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.'

  

  Dan T. Cathy
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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.

  

  Nathaniel Philbrick
  • Revolution
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• I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.

  

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• If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.

  

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  • Think
  • You
  • Film

• 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.

  

  Adam Ferrara
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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.

  

  Candace Kita
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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.

  

  Saint Ambrose
  • Lord
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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.

  

  Idi Amin
  • World
  • Myself
  • Powerful

• When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.

  

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• One of the remarkable things about slums is that they do develop their own social organization and economy and even culture that is, on some level, functional and in some cases, remarkably resilient. This is kind of amazing.

  

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• 'The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody,' she said, 'would be to not be used for anything by anybody.' ... 'Thank you for using me,' she said to Constant, 'even though I didn’t want to be used by anybody.'

  

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• Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. … This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.

  

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  • Music
  • Attention

• When children reach the age of sixteen, they discover the meaning of life: car keys.

  

  Erma Bombeck
  • Children
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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.

  

  Arthur C. Clarke
  • May
  • Age
  • Future