Arthur C. Clarke Quotes
Long ago, he had made that choice between work and life that can seldom be avoided at the highest levels of human endeavor … Any fool could shuffle genes, and most did. But whether or not history gave him credit, few men could have achieved what he had done - and was about to do.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.
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(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame.
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I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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My mother taught me to drive using the 'Detroit Method,' where speed limits and traffic lights are taken as cute suggestions.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.
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I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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Too clever is dumb.
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There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're not supposed to enter. It's the only way to fight your way through to any kind of authentic feeling in a world beset by fakery.
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On Twitter, when someone would die, I would write a joke. Or if there's a tragedy, I would write a joke and tweet it. That was my thing, and then at a certain point, people started demanding it.
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I've done a few American accents. I've maybe passed a test. But I don't know if it makes things easier or not.
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I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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All political parties, organizations, and all people should abide by the constitution and laws without any exception. They must all act in accordance with the constitution and laws. I see that as a defining feature of modern political system development.
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Fantastic days are what you wish upon those who have so few sunrises left, those whose lungs are so lesion-spangled with new cancer that they should be embracing as much life as they can. Time's a-wasting, go out and have yourself a fantastic day! Fantastic days are for goners.
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Long ago, he had made that choice between work and life that can seldom be avoided at the highest levels of human endeavor … Any fool could shuffle genes, and most did. But whether or not history gave him credit, few men could have achieved what he had done - and was about to do.
