Neal Stephenson Quotes
'Why do they believe that?''Because we are hackers,' Csongor said, 'and they have seen movies.'
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At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I would say my career is in a very good place. I'm in a place of a lot of hope for what's next. I see something great, but I'm not quite there.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done.
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I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I wrote and say, 'Wow! I remember I was so crazy about this person,' or 'I remember what that day felt like.'
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I know LSD; I don't need to take it anymore. Maybe when I die, like Aldous Huxley.
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What writer wants to make compromises with story? Story is the only reason you're in it.
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All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words.
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We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.
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People have to follow their hearts, and if their hearts lead them to WalMart, so be it.
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'Why do they believe that?''Because we are hackers,' Csongor said, 'and they have seen movies.'
