David Brin Quotes

She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked, into a strange world. One should never make an offer without knowing full well what will happen if it is accepted.

David Brin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 6, 1950

Topics

ChildParentsWorldStrangeKnowing

I am fascinated by storytelling glue. Anytime I see someone who's good at it, I stop and wonder, 'How'd they 'do this? Why can't I tear myself away?

Robert Krulwich

GoodMyselfI AmSomeoneWonderWhy

Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words.

Jean Philippe Rameau

MusicWordsFirstCommonOrigins

It's my goal to help actors achieve their best work, and I think I speak the same language as actors, so I understand how they do it, and I just love being able to create the playground in which they build their beautiful sandcastle.

Michael Arden

WorkLoveBeautifulBestThinkHelp

Without Ataturk's vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today's Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer.

Stephen Kinzer

TodayVisionAmbitionWorldEnergy

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Tony Blair

GovernmentPrioritiesChooseArrogant

Any eyes on me - a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself - make me feel uncomfortable when I skate. Everyone expects me to do certain things.

Rodney Mullen

CarEyesMeHomelessFeelTalking

My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work.

Lois Frankel

WorkGoodFocusGroundBeingReally

Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.'

Jonathan Van Ness

YouGayNeverMeanHardGoing

Sometimes I even tell my relatives and my friends that I get a lot of love from the fans, and I'm not sure if it's deserved.

Diego Costa

LoveFriendsSometimesTellFans

In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison.

Derek Bailey

I AmHappyThinkI Am HappyPlayAm

I don't have many deal breakers. I've done so much in my life, it doesn't feel right to judge other people.

Demi Lovato

LifePeopleFeelJudgeMy LifeDone

Activating is about changing people's perceptions of overlooked or invisible spaces. A building can become an archetype, invisible, like for a New Yorker, for example, the Statue of Liberty. You look at it, and it disappears into the thousands of times you've already seen it.

Chris Jordan

PeopleBuildingYouLookLiberty

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