Ken MacLeod Quotes
'‘Naive’ is not a word I associate with the Southern Rule. Superstitious, perhaps, traditional, yes, maddeningly set in their way, certainly-but not naive.''I meant you are naive. They must have a hidden motive.''This is why I have no politics,' said Darvin. 'I can’t think in those terms.'
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I like buying clothes, especially as I get a tax-deductible allowance.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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I want people to follow their dreams, yes... but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers... I want to show them that there's so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.
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I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent into a system, and we lose some of their boldness by that. Obviously, you have to learn the ropes, but I think it's important to do that without hammering out the radicalness that makes innovation happen.
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I can't relate to skinny, perfectly sculptured, tanned men singing about gold chains and Ferraris because I'm not that way.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.
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Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to death of poor people coming in and rich people getting out.
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If someone takes you out, and you're wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt, and they take you to a fancy place and you're unprepared, that's bad.
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I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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I must stick with Chinese language films.
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I like shopping at retail places like JC Penney or Macy's, and maybe buying a top or a shirt, and then buying a skirt from Rue 21 or Forever 21 because they have the maxi skirts, which I appreciate so much, and then topping it off with something that I buy from a Somali shop.
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I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the screen. Things can't get too heavy or too outrageously funny; it has to strike a balance. Tone is everything. If you've set the right tone, you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can get away with making people cry.
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I'm no stranger to joining a show in the third season. I joined 'Lost Girl' at the same stage, and that was a wonderful experience.
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I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.
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Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.
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The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
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There are bridges that we have built not only between individual companies but also between associations. This will keep business and investments flowing.
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If I can inspire some leaders, that would be great. I don't know if I want to be a leader.
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'‘Naive’ is not a word I associate with the Southern Rule. Superstitious, perhaps, traditional, yes, maddeningly set in their way, certainly-but not naive.''I meant you are naive. They must have a hidden motive.''This is why I have no politics,' said Darvin. 'I can’t think in those terms.'
