David Brin Quotes

The Enlightenment diamond-shaped society, with a huge, prosperous, socially-mobile, empowered middle class, is by far the most productive and creative system the world has ever seen.

David Brin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CreativeWorldSocietyEnlightenment

All American fiction could be classified as immigrant fiction.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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This is not a family of privilege by any stretch of the imagination. Our family is very low key.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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While some no other cause for life can give, but a dull habitude to live.

John Oldham

LifeLiveGiveDullCauseSome

I wanted to create Rouje to bring together my talented friends - photographers, stylists, graphic designers - in a project to create my universe and perfect dressing. I did not want to call the brand my name, because I have other projects, and this brand is the result of the work of several people and not just me.

Jeanne Damas

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Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely.

Mia Wasikowska

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Learning patience was not an easy lesson.

Michael Douglas

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The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is.

John Tiffany

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During college I realized I had a music predisposition and really got involved in it. I started playing bass guitar. That was how I began to fit in.

Ronnie Dunn

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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the lesson of your utter insignificance.

Joseph Brodsky

LifeTimeLanguageBoredomYouYour

I was an audience member before I'm a filmmaker. All I've tried to do as a filmmaker was to make movies I want to see.

Derek Cianfrance

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I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

Donna Mills

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Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.

Chris Moneymaker

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