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 knew David Lynch going to television was going to be something. It was either going to not work, nobody was going to get it and it would disappear, or it was going to be something special and really stand out.
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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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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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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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Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
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I wouldn't trade this experience for the world, and I hope I get to be a part of 'The Voice' for as long as I can.
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I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been able to maintain, really a family life that has nurtured and sustained me during this time [of presidency].
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As parents, it is our responsibility to show by example and educate our children on the importance of caring for our planet.
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Amor et melle et felle est faecundissimus.
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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.
