John Scalzi Quotes

Humor is rare in science fiction... there's so little of it that it automatically reminds you of other heroes with that acerbic humor when you find it.

John Scalzi

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ScienceHumorYouFindHeroesRare

Today I am announcing my support for Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States of America.

Joe Andrew

TodayI AmSupportAmericaPresident

If you were to build a wall from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico, you would still have to back that wall up with patrolling by human beings, sensors, observation devices.

John F. Kelly

YouBackWallObservationBuildUp

People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.

Mencius

LifePeoplePlanKnowPropertyOnly

I couldn't get roles as bad guys. They could see John Travolta as a gangster but not me, really. But, you know, that's just how things are.

Sinbad

MeGangsterYouBadKnowSee

I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.

Sinead O'Connor

PeopleMeBetterFeelBeingWeight

You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team.

Jon Gruden

AdversityJourneyTeamFreeBetter

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

AttentionHumanAwarenessUniversal

I have my opinions about the way my father was. But they are my opinions, not necessarily the truth, and they are certainly not the whole spectrum of what this man was going through. It's my young, selfish interpretation of that person.

Dennis Christopher

FatherTruthManSelfishOpinions

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

Bruce Springsteen

MeNightLookFirstOutFaces

It just broke my heart, and I had to get away from it. I love them to death, but they know how bad it got. It's not their fault, but I couldn't do that any longer.

Brian Welch

LoveHeartDeathBadKnowFault

I think it's a false distinction to say that conversation and composition are separate. Because even as we speak, I'm seeing. Every interview is different, and I'm finding new ways to talk about ancient preoccupations. And I sometimes come on something that's immensely helpful and valuable. Plus I like the sensation of conversation.

Allan Gurganus

SpeakThinkFindingSeeingSometimes

What I've learned is that it's okay to take from heroes, such as Debussy, but it has to be filtered through my own personality so that ultimately it's me.

William Kraft

PersonalityMeMy OwnOkayHeroes

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