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Jerry Pournelle Quotes

There were probably, what, 300 science-fiction members in the SFWA, of whom probably a hundred were active members in the sense that they were selling something every year, or every couple years.

Jerry Pournelle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 7, 1933 - September 8, 2017

Topics

Year Selling Active Years Something

The pattern of things was that each of the research students would be doing some particular experiment on the accelerator, often involving the building of counters or a system like that.

John Henry Carver

Research Building Doing Experiment

I first paid attention to fashion when I was around 15, but I don't really care much about it these days.

Suga

Fashion Care Attention First Days

The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?

Steve Prefontaine

Care Why Should Athletes About Them

For years, 'Drag Race' was gay people's best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn't know anything about it. Look at it now: it's like it's gone from black and white to IMAX.

Trixie Mattel

Black And White Best People Black

If you are well known at something else, you get points for doing stuff which lots of other people do, and much more, and they don't get any points at all. You get over-praised, over-credited.

Tom Stoppard

People Doing You More Something Get

Feminism was a dirty word for a while.

Miranda Richardson

Dirty Feminism Word While

If I get a guy that can take my shots and withstand my arsenal for the first round or two, I think you're going to see the best of me coming forward.

Luke Rockhold

Best Me Forward Think You See

There was once this viral photo of the Pope doing his Pope-mobile parade, and everyone had their phones up. But there was this one old woman looking over the fence so beautifully at him. She was totally in the moment. For me, then, I think there shouldn't be any phones at a Pope-mobile situation - or at a Beyonce concert.

Chrissy Teigen

Moment Woman Me Looking Think Doing

John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift. I loved it once I got past the brain injury part of it, and so I'm working on a couple of things that are far from fruition, but what I want to pursue.

Bradley Whitford

Past Me Brain Gift Loved Wings

A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.

Phil McGraw

People You Know Over Over It Get

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture.

Thomas Kinkade

Work Art Culture People Me Artist

I am afraid that the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy money. And they who control the credit of a nation direct the policy of governments, and hold in the hollow of their hands the destiny of the people.

Richard McKenna

Money I Am People Control Destiny