Jerry Pournelle Quotes

Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots.

Jerry Pournelle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MoneyPeopleStupidDoneMoreOut

Sorry if i spit on ya'll... I kinda have a problem with doing that.

Joel Madden

SorryProblemDoingSpitKinda

There will be a time when I won't be able to perform in the ring.

John Cena

TimeRingWillAblePerform

I have always been attracted to difficult work. There really doesn't seem much point in looking for the easy life as an actor. I would simply get bored.

Robert Powell

LifeWorkLookingEasyActorAlways

A functional biological clock has three components: input from the outside world to set the clock, the timekeeping mechanism itself, and genetic machinery that allows the clock to regulate expression of a variety of genes.

Jeffrey C. Hall

WorldThreeClockOutsideGenesSet

I couldn't work my way into being a good-looking guy.

Stephen Dillane

WorkGood-LookingWayGuyBeing

I know I was not the hottest chick at school!

Stella Maxwell

SchoolKnowChickHottest

I wanted to be a man who travelled the world to make peace. I didn't realise that most diplomats are megaphones for their governments.

Stellan Skarsgard

PeaceManWorldWhoBe A ManMost

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

Spike Jonze

GoodGood IdeaFiredGetWilling

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.

Robert Browning

MindMeasureHeightShadeYour

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Mary Schmich

PeopleFriendsYouCome And GoYoung

I haven't got the energy to write now.

Doris Lessing

EnergyNowWriteGot

I've never been aware of the difference between so-called posh actors and working-class actors.

Douglas Booth

NeverDifferenceAwareBeenBetween

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