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John Scalzi Quotes

Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: May 10, 1969

Topics

Life Enjoy Life Enjoy You Need

I just didn't work that much while the kids were growing up.

Work Growing Up Growing Up Kids

On set, I have a lot of coffee... so I try to chug water before going for that next cup.

Water Coffee Try Next Cup Going

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire.

John Buchanan Robinson

People Price Sometimes Want Out Buy

In a web/mobile startup, coding is not an outsourced activity. It's an integral part of the company's DNA.

DNA Company Activity Part Coding

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Life Money Intelligence View My Life

We're going to take risks. What has always been will not necessarily always be forever.

Roberto Goizueta

Risks Will Always Forever Going

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

Good Energy Skill Concentration Then

I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Change Perception Think Daughters

You have to be funny about it and honest about it. You can't leave yourself out of that mix. You have to be honest enough to say, I'm that messed-up one in the family.

Family Funny Yourself Enough You

You know, I always was an early morning or late night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning you make up some of your most absurd jokes.

Morning Night You Early Late Know

Reality shows always look for the worst people.

People Reality Look Worst Always

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

Time Myself Police Trouble Rude Out

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