John Scalzi Quotes

There's always been a little bit of tension between the writers of science fiction literature and then science-fiction televised shows or movies, partly because they have a different dynamic.

John Scalzi

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I'm such a tomboy - I was raised in the South - and I also really wanted to work in New York, being so different from California, though it was a freezing-cold winter.

Jessica Stroup

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I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.

John Michael Higgins

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I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would.

Angela Duckworth

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For decades, media companies have largely controlled the tools through which consumers were told what to buy, wear or think. Now consumers possess the same ability to produce, distribute and curate content and distribute it to their peers in real time across social media platforms.

Simon Mainwaring

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The music that we listen to these days, everything is right there in your face. There's no real mystery. It's not poetic. I want people to think. I want to make people listen to my lyrics.

Ro James

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My encouragement: delete the energy vampires from your life, clean out all complexity, build a team around you that frees you to fly, remove anything toxic, and cherish simplicity. Because that's where genius lives.

Robin S. Sharma

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I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well.

Robin Tunney

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I find Maersk fascinating. It is the Coca-Cola of freight with none of the fame. Its parent company, A. P. Moller-Maersk, is Denmark's largest company, its sales equal to 20 percent of Denmark's GDP; its ships use more oil than the entire nation.

Rose George

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I come to work on time. I focus on my job. I bust my scenes out and everything else kind of happens from there.

Michael K. Williams

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I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

Michael Moore

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I've hit the Pick 6 for a hundred thousand a couple of times. A few more for 60, 70 thousand.

Dick Van Patten

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I try to take care of myself, and I lead a healthy lifestyle.

Alice Temperley

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