Clifford D. Simak Quotes
A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river - but in a million years from now there would be, if not Man, at least a caring thing. And that was the secret of the universe, Enoch told himself - a thing that went on caring.
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Especially working in infectious disease, it's very interesting because these infectious diseases, these agents, they evolve over time. So it's very much an arms race and understanding how each changes to protect itself and to continue. And so it's very much this puzzle-solving but with this great urgency and importance in what you find.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid.
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Working in Birmingham for the first time was the best thing, especially as it was round the corner from my mum's house in Harborne!
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To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
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This is what the election of 2010 was about. We didn't send conservatives to Washington to flirt with Democrat proposals for higher taxes and more debt. We sent leaders to stop them.
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I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.
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I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment.
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Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics.
Mandy Bujold -
Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way.
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Lyrics are very important to me. I like speaking to women and saying what I mean.
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Twenty years I've been fighting Ali, and I still want to take him apart piece by piece and send him back to Jesus.
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Is there no God, then, but at best an absentee God, sitting idle, ever since the first Sabbath, at the outside of his Universe?
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Anyone could annihilate the infinite in an instant.
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What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is 'all it does' - is discerning what large numbers of people think they want, and supplying it.
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The American military indefinitely detains individuals - and tortures some of them - and the Senate votes to strip them of their rights
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A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river - but in a million years from now there would be, if not Man, at least a caring thing. And that was the secret of the universe, Enoch told himself - a thing that went on caring.
