Neal Stephenson Quotes
One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost two girlfriends and a job by reading an ingredients label out loud, with annotations, at the wrong time.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and so I might be regarded by some as the underdog... There is actually a statue of Big Ben and I in Perth, Ont., and I was on a Canadian stamp once, and normally you have to be dead to do either of those things, and, well, here I am, still going.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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There is a saying: 'The child is parent to the adult', which means whatever happens to you as a child or teenager affects the adult you become. You are forged in your history. And fiction is an incredibly important force in shaping children, and that's why fiction needs to be diverse.
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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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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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'Sesame Street's' genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things - death, divorce, danger - in terms that children understand and accept.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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I am joining the hundreds of thousands who shall be marching in the Virtual March on Washington to Stop Global Warming in order to demonstrate the concern that we all hold for the future of our planet and all the living things - flora, fauna, human and animal - that exist upon it.
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I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.
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We all need some TLC and to pat ourselves on the back from time to time.
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I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
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My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
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I just wanted to play as long as I could. When you stop playing, you're not going to get it back. When you don't enjoy it, that's the time to pack it in.
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death, nor is darkness the beginning of light, nor is disease the maker of health, but in the changes of conditions there are transitions from one condition to the contrary.
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I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
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Films with a message just make me laugh.
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I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.
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One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost two girlfriends and a job by reading an ingredients label out loud, with annotations, at the wrong time.
