Robert J. Sawyer Quotes

Science fiction has never been about the future; it's always been about the present day whether it's Victorian England that Wells was writing about or the post-9/11 era that I'm writing about.

Robert J. Sawyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: April 29, 1960

Topics

FutureScienceDayWritingPresent

A lot of the time the film chooses me. I'll be working and I'll get a call from my agent and I'll get the script and then tell him what I think.

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

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When I was younger, I wanted very much to play football.

Andris Nelsons

FootballPlayPlay FootballMuch

There are two trilogies I admire: Robertson Davies's 'The Deptford Trilogy' and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

Amy Bloom

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The voice I use is a very old hardware speech synthesizer made in 1986. I keep it because I have not heard a voice I like better and because I have identified with it.

Stephen Hawking

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As retail goes through a fundamental shift into the digital world, I believe Ocado's model and the high standards of customer service it provides will see it emerge as a powerful online player.

Stuart Rose

ServiceWorldBelievePowerfulWill

I'm very simple, I'm edgy. Put together but, honestly, I love guys' clothing. I will go crazy in the guys' section with the hoodies.

Sofia Richie

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I wanted to help women and their families.

Tory Burch

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As a Christian, I know my life is in God's hands. He has a plan for me. Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.

Tom Landry

LifeGodKnowledgeFootballLosing

My grades put me in about 5,000th place in all of South Korea. If I kept going down that path, I would've become a successful man with a regular job. However, I was positive I'd be number one in the country as a rapper. So I asked my mother whether she wanted to have a son who was a first-place rapper, or a 5,000th-place student.

RM

PositiveMotherSonPathJobMan

It was a total accident that I walked into my 'Super 8' audition looking exactly right for the part.

Ron Eldard

LookingRightAccidentAuditionPart

How many big businesses don't resort to underhand means?

Mohsin Hamid

BigResortMeansHowMany

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

Jean Baudrillard

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