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Michael Dirda Quotes

With the possible exception of steampunk aficionados, many reasonable people must view my fascination with Victorian and Edwardian popular fiction - mysteries, fantasy, and adventure - as eccentric or merely antiquarian.

Michael Dirda

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: 1948

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Adventure People View Possible Must

Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God's law.

Jerry Falwell

Marriage God Woman Man Law Bond

In my experience, not just in shooting films but in the commercials I've done, initially, it's very exciting for the community, and its a real novelty. Very quickly, though, they realize there's a buck to be had, and it becomes annoying, and they lose their patience pretty quick.

John Curran

Patience Community Experience Lose

That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward.

John Podesta

Ideas Forward Think Way Mean Need

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

Stephen Ambrose

Emotions Passionate Resignation Even

The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I'm gay.

Troy Perry

Gay Shepherd Lord Knows He

Because I'm no longer a pop star 24 hours a day, I'm no longer bogged down by the stupid stuff that used to cripple me. I don't bruise easily any more.

Robbie Williams

Day Me Stupid Down More Star

Russ Feingold is a career politician. He's addicted to it.

Ron Johnson

Career Politician He Addicted

All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.

Martin Rees

Technology Innovation Space Push

I would have played any character in an Alexander Payne movie.

Judy Greer

Character Would Movie Played Any

It's possible to change.

Josh Gordon

Change Possible

I've said that if you're not doing something that you're passionate about, you're compromising yourself every single day.

Chris Gardner

Day Yourself Doing You Said Single

It would be ill-advised to compare war and a sport, but I don't think the brain knows the difference. With post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries in blasts with veterans, we see a very similar and somewhat unique issue with repetitive brain injuries in football.

Chris Borland

Football Stress War Brain Think See