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Frederik Pohl Quotes

It's clear that science and science fiction have overlapping populations.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 26, 1919 - September 2, 2013

Topics

Science Science Fiction Fiction Clear

Not surprisingly, some of the super-rich declined to join the Patriotic Millionaires when the Agenda Project reached out to them. At least two airily dismissed the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and above - which will cost well over $700 billion over the coming decade - as small potatoes.

Small Tax Will Project Over Out

You just have to say over and over again: 'I am a director.' Nobody gives it to you. Nobody anoints you.

I Am You Nobody Say Director Over

Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.

Confidence Parents Someone Hippie

There are so many traps, so many ways of getting screwed in this business.

Business Screwed Many Ways Getting

Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong.

Business Childhood Wrong Something

I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me.

People Me Game Enough Help Way

I don't feel that Jewish people have a class.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

People Feel Class Jewish

Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career.

Career Strike Afraid Out Babe Ruth

I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.

Everything Like He Did Many Dan

Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and record for a living.' It doesn't happen for people.

Music Passion Job People Hobby You

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

Desiderius Erasmus

Think You Shadows Know Cave Real

Usually, my favorite joke is whichever joke I most recently came up with that surprised me the first time I thought of it.

Time Me Thought First Time First Up

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