David Gerrold Quotes

'Star Trek' is the McDonald's of science fiction; it's fast food storytelling. Every problem is like every other problem. They all get solved in an hour. Nobody ever gets hurt, and nobody needs to care. You give up an hour of your time, and you don't really have to get involved. It's all plastic.

David Gerrold

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 24, 1944

Topics

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What is astonishing about the social history of the Vietnam war is not how many people avoided it, but how many could not and did not.

John Gregory Dunne

HistoryWarPeopleVietnam WarHow

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world.

Ann Brashares

YourselfWorldStoryThinkYouOpen

My objective was to have as varied a selection of roles as possible. It probably did hurt my career.

Stacy Keach

HurtCareerPossibleDidSelection

My parents didn't speak English. They learned it little by little. They realized that education was the ticket to a better future in their own rudimentary way. They kept the house clean, kept us on the straight and narrow, and none of us ever got into trouble with the law.

Tony Cardenas

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The problem for me is that 'Watchmen,' one of the great comics of all time, is a look at superheroes that has gone beyond the concept of or necessity for superheroes.

Joss Whedon

GreatTimeMeProblemLookBeyond

American business needs more conscience, not less, whether from religious motivation like Hobby Lobby or from secular intentions.

Josh Hawley

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I'm an insomniac. Ambien is my best friend.

Johnny Weir

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They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.

Dennis Rodman

TimeMeCrazyProblemWildBeing

Chemistry is a very important element for any team that wants to be serious about winning.

Scottie Pippen

TeamWinningSeriousImportantWants

Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency.

Richard E. Grant

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Working in a sugar mill is absolute misery for very little money.

Mark Kurlansky

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Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music, its not so much in the songwriting, which is still very basic to the storytelling aspect of it.

Lionel Richie

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