Cory Doctorow Quotes
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.
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Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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I've not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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People sometimes wear shirts that are really boxy, and you can see them over the top of their trousers, which doesn't look right to me.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers.
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Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.
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My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut.
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I totally consider Fishbowl my full time job - I have to say I freaking love doing this blog. I just enjoy the medium so much; I love the fact that it requires me to read amazing stuff by hilarious and talented people and forces me to know what's going on in the world.
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I read my first P.G. Wodehouse when I was 12.
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I believe that Obamacare is bad for America.
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Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.
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There's something about seeing somebody who thinks they're great and is so wrapped up in their moves, voice, and performance that makes it so wonderfully charming that you can't take your eyes off. That's why we all remember William Hung from those first years of 'American Idol. It's the William Hung effect.
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Our expectation is that by 2050, which is a long time away, India will be the largest economy in the world, overtaking both the U.S. and China.
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I fear that I can no longer travel without technology. Twenty years ago, I loved getting on a bus in West Africa and taking off for a city I'd never been to before, relying on advice from out-of-date travel books and fellow passengers on the bus. Now, I end up using TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Google Maps. I probably eat and sleep better when I'm on the road, but I miss the mystery of travel when it was more random and unpredictable.
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No one should do a job he can do in his sleep.
