Kevin Kelly Quotes
This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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There are so many ebbs and flows in life, but when you're raising small children, your family means everything.
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I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
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Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.
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That was the year the British decided to get out and sell everything. So I immediately held an election. I knew the people will be dead scared. And I won my bet big-time.
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I think all people are familiar with thinking about their death and trying to come to terms with the fact that we will, at some point, no longer exist. The loss of one's ego is very tough to reconcile with; you really have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to wrap your head around the idea of just not existing anymore.
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I wish that I was one of those kids who grew up saying I always wanted to be an astronaut and was really good at science and math. But that wasn't really the case. I always liked it, but I never believed I was one of the smart kids.
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This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.
