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Poul Anderson Quotes

I wrote the first book, Harvest of Stars, and as I was writing it, I saw that certain implications had barely been touched on... It's perfectly obvious that two completely revolutionary things are going on, with cybernetics, and biological science.

Poul Anderson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 25, 1926 - July 31, 2001

Topics

Stars Science Writing Book Harvest

Quite often you want to tell somebody your dream, your nightmare. Well, nobody wants to hear about someone else's dream, good or bad; nobody wants to walk around with it. The writer is always tricking the reader into listening to the dream.

Joan Didion

Good Walk Listening Someone You Bad

Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling a story or writing about a fresco by Giotto or studying how a snail climbs up a wall.

John Berger

Life Art Writing Story Search Wall

I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is the unique representation of God in the world. But that doesn't mean this is the only way God can work.

Andrew Greeley

Work God World Believe Think Unique

In leaving New York in 1957, I did leave without regret the literary demimonde of agents and would-be's and with-it nonparticipants; this world seemed unnutritious and interfering.

John Updike

New York World Regret New Leaving

Even when I get dressed up to go out, I never use too much makeup.

Ana Ivanovic

Makeup Too Much Dressed Go Never Up

For 'Twisted Fantasy,' I probably spent 180 days in the studio.

Mike Dean

Fantasy Days Twisted Studio Spent

I like fat people more then I like thin people, things are always a lot more funnier when they happen to fat people.

Lloyd Kaufman

People Fat More Always Happen Like

I don't think anyone's career is so big that they can't know where their major synchs are or where their publishing is going.

Deadmau5

Think Career Know Big Where Going

Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I'm a little bit like that composer conducting. There are a lot of things that go into what I do, but I think athletics really sort of shaped my ethic.

Chris Carter

Me Writing Think Go Up Little

Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears all the rappers, they're doing my dances and they're making billions doing my dances. When they do that little thing they do with their hands that's The Fly and The Pony.

Chubby Checker

Fly Doing Hands Little Pony Rappers

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Bobby Knight

Toughness Mental Mental Toughness

You are only as good as the coach thinks you are.

Brian Williams

Good You Coach Only Thinks