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The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We ...
Believing isn't a choice ... belief is an involuntary response to something you've learned or experienced.
So often it happens that with possession the vast poetry of desire must end, and the thing possessed is seldom the thing that we dreamed ...
You have to take chances - working in film is a mixture of luck, talent, and ability to take the risk. You have to be ...
I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels.
Hurt me back when I hurt you and I would always love you for it.
Because of the collapsing economy of America, it is nearly a mathematical certainty that this ship will soon flounder.
When the hanging's done and the embers at the burning stake are grayed and cold, the conquered bodies of martyrs become the unconquerable ideas.
Let's play Russian roulette. If you win, I give you a Colombian necktie.
Yes, if by 'sacred' they mean 'tacky,' and by 'hill' they mean 'gift shop,' then by all means, it is one helluva sacred hill.
We live in a time of such rapid change and growth of knowledge that only he who is in a fundamental sense a scholar-that is, ...
The less there is of a phone, the more I like it.
Accept yourself now, even while caught up in loss of peace. No matter how upset you might be, remember you are not your thoughts or ...
His powers of memory were awe-inspiring, but only about matters on which he had fearsomely concentrated his mind.
When nobody is on your side never forget that GOD is always by your side.
What's great about New York is that there are a lot of theater actors and actresses, who are trained actors, that they bring onto the ...
It's hard sometimes to see through the fog, the pain, hurt, fear and everything else we live with every day. Virginia Woolf couldn't do it. ...
Lake Winnipesaukee, he
So age after age - will it be soon, O Lord? - Beneath the scalpel of nature and art,Our spirit screams, our flesh depletes itself,Giving ...
Eyes are windows to the soul.
I was nothing more to him than a prison sentence, trapping him inside my walls and persecuting him for a crime he was tricked into ...
It was hell on Earth - in Canada, of all places. The noise was nearly deafening. It sounded like the end of the world.
There's a great rock and roll scene in Sweden. There are many smaller bands like ourselves that are great. Oh yes, there's a band called ...
Be tough in the way a blade of grass is: rooted, willing to lean, and at peace with what is around it.
Out. May propped the
Personally, I am always more impressed by simplicity, clarity; it is the mark of a writer who knows his subject well and is secure enough ...
Husbands shouldn't be the last to know. Husbands should never know!
Whenever I read anything by Henry David Thoreau I honestly feel as though he's with me. No. More like I am with him.
While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as it ...
Don't optimize for conversions, optimize for revenue.
You can tell by the way a baby 'talks' whether he or she is going to grow up to become heterosexual or homosexual. Babies who ...
You know... the word "homeless", gives you this very negative image. A filthy raggedy hobo... it's no good. It's too demeaning of a word if ...
I have just had a hysterectomy. I expect you to have one too," she demanded...." I am willing to have an apercetomy," Andrew suggested hopefully.
He calls books freedoms. And homes too. They preserve all the good words that we so seldom use. Leniency. Kindness. Contradiction. Forbearance.
In the end, it's just the conclusion/destination that matters! The journey becomes a history.
Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Like the carrot, ...
Heroism is about taking an action which represents a breakthrough, and then assuming full responsiblity for it, even if it's a failure.
Have you ever found Viking in your cottage cheese?
The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.
He brought the Glock up to shoulder height. He had one up the snout giving him fourteen rounds of influence.
All pomp and show." Anjali's glare at the house would've exploded bricks if she'd had superhuman powers. "A fat cow needs a big barn.
The French selectors never do anything by halves; for the first international of the season against Ireland they dropped half the three-quarter line.
Man has been woman's image of capabilityNow is the time for her to bring about her own strength
Never give up. Never. Ever. Ever.
Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy.
My desk was a present from Margaret Atwood.After Zen and the Art of Uterus Maintenancesold its first million, she said I needed a placeto write, ...
Patience seems to be something that every transgender person needs in abundance.
When life gives you lemons... chuck them at someone's head. You'll be surprised how good it feels.
This vice brings in one hundred million francs in taxes every year. I will certainly forbid it at once - as soon as you can ...
The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather than Kennedy is that Onassis probably wouldn't have married Mrs ...