Kim Stanley Robinson Quotes
Plague was plague, and could not be treated lightly. And this plague was obviously worse than most, having killed everyone in the region.
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I don't want the news to be patriotic. I don't want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don't want any of that.
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Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.
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The Southern Ground warehouse is rocking and rolling in Atlanta, with a T-shirt shop and a leather shop; everything we're selling at our shows we're making or publishing ourselves.
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I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
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My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.
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I'll never be like a Barbie girl, that's for sure.
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It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.
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Everyone else has some interest in economic growth and development, which often happens at the expense of the environment and community. We need the other side to join this to check and balance.
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Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
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A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.
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Our feature film, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Two,' has a built-in fan base from the original film.
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I will wear tights even if it's 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.
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A lot of people don't understand how hard the girls on 'Total Divas' work. They're on the road, the same as the rest of us, and then when they get home, they've got to be filming this whole time.
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Irvin Kershner, no matter what anyone says, has done some great work. 'Eyes of Laura Mars' is an incredible movie.
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He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.
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Math proficiency is the gateway to a number of incredible careers that students may never have considered.
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The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
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Global warming is my personal experience.
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I start out giving characters archetypes and parameters. Once I know the basics and have a rudimentary model, it's easier to carve unique curves and edges. It's quite easy to guess how a character is going to react if you know their background, and at a certain point, you realize you understand them personally.
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The Cube can seem alive as it heats up in your hand. The fact that each face of the Cube is made of three layers of three blocks has an important meaning.
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Perhaps if there were less certitude about our climate future, more Americans would be interested in having a reasoned conversation about it.
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'Hatful of Hollow' and 'The Smiths' were lent to me, and they made me want to create music that might make another person feel like they made me feel - to have an effect on someone.
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I'm very square and proud of it. The flag stays on the porch here.
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Plague was plague, and could not be treated lightly. And this plague was obviously worse than most, having killed everyone in the region.
