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Seth Shostak Quotes

Buying insurance is no one's idea of fun. And it's especially easy to berate something as funky-sounding as writing checks to defend our neighborhoods against apartment-size rocks from space. But this is one insurance pitch that makes perfect sense. Ask the dinos.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american

Topics

Fun Space Writing Insurance Perfect

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Alone Art Man You Kind Bear

The most joyful part of writing, for me, is when I am 90% there, and suddenly the story clicks into place, and things finally start to make sense.

I Am Me Writing Start Story Place

A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.

Robert Benchley

Work Great People Me Looking Done

I had met my now wife, Sheryl, and was attempting my first try at monogamy, which was not really in my nature at the time, and I wasn't able to do it.

Nature Time Wife Now Try First

In terms of my development as an artist, playing Professor Sprout wasn't all that important because she is well within my capabilities as an actress. But in terms of marketability, it made an enormous difference.

Miriam Margolyes

Artist Important Development She

I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained.

Training School College Acting Actor

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director.

People Actor Way Director Earned

Coyotes are smart and hunt very well in L.A. When dogs are small, you can't leave them out alone - especially at daybreak, night time, and evening.

Alone Time Smart Night Small You

I've had no problem harnessing anger.

Anger Problem No Problem Had

I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and to have the kind of great music, pop or whatever, that radio will embrace.

Music Great End Country Kind Never

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

People Song Stand Country Way Take

Confidence starts at home, and something my mother never did was look in the mirror and say she was ugly or fat.

Mother Confidence Home Mirror Ugly

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