Adoniram Judson Quotes
A person employed in direct missionary work among the natives, especially if his employ is somewhat itinerant, can easily make long and interesting journals.
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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I never left doo wop.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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As the platform and protocol become more ingrained in society, get built into products and services, and basically become more of the mesh of society, just like the Internet, companies and people will need to own Bitcoin to play on its rails.
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I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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What I do is dangerous for sponsors, dangerous for editors. But I'm really a radio kid. I grew up on radio, not TV. Ultimately, I'll probably do radio.
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When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.
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My first contract I was offered by the UFC, or my second contract, it was 1-and-1, 2-and-2, 3-and-3. That's $12,000 for the year. Don't complain to me about fighter pay. It was $12,000 for a year, and it was exclusive.
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The guys who spend a lot of time on the range become his closest friends, ... He has always gravitated toward the guys who work the hardest.
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The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
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A person employed in direct missionary work among the natives, especially if his employ is somewhat itinerant, can easily make long and interesting journals.
