Arthur C. Clarke Quotes

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

Arthur C. Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008

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A music service needs to be more than a bunch of songs and a few playlists.

Jimmy Iovine

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I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports.

Jim McKay

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'Real Housewives of New Jersey' has taught me more about the nature of a vacuum in space than any of the demonstrations in my high school AP physics textbook.

Andrea Seigel

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It's really attractive if a man has a skill that you want to improve in yourself. If you can learn from someone, then that's sexy.

Meghan Markle

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I've done some awful auditions, and I've really done some horrible work, but it forced me to flex those muscles, and that's what makes you a better actor, just doing bad work and seeing what looks bad and growing from it.

Melanie Scrofano

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We've been around long enough and have been to enough award shows to know that it is easy to lose to Phil Collins at any time.

Matt Stone

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I've been arrested several times. I've been known to dress in ludicrous fashions. I've also built a career out of negative reviews.

John Waters

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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.

Tony Blair

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Festivals are fun for kids, fun for parents and offer a welcome break from the stresses of the nuclear family. The sheer quantities of people make life easier: loads of adults for the adults to talk to and loads of kids for the kids to play with.

Tom Hodgkinson

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The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.

Ludwig von Mises

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In our world, as artists, the only time I'm allowed to express myself is through song.

Ciara

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Everybody is the way they are because of certain events that have happened in their life. Oftentimes you'll meet somebody who seems a certain way, and then you realize, 'Oh, that guy's actually the sweetest man I know. But I wouldn't have known that from the outset because that's hidden.'

Brett Dalton

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