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Charles Stross Quotes

I suspect political fiction is at its best precisely when it doesn't preach, but restricts itself to showing the reader a different way of life or thought, and merely makes it clear that this is an end-point or outcome for some kind of political creed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: October 18, 1964

Topics

Life Best Thought Political Kind

I have mixed feelings about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' Because we shot it as a musical and whoever the studio head was at Orion, or whoever the powers that be were, cut all but, like, two musical numbers out of it. That is the same as cutting the musical numbers out of 'The Wizard Of Oz'; it wouldn't be that interesting.

John C. McGinley

Car Interesting You Feelings Numbers

The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.

Women Technology Opportunity Science

In academia, I discovered that issues and insights, commonplace among the scholars, are viewed as highly controversial and even as 'heresy' in the churches.

John Shelby Spong

Controversial Even Scholars Issues

I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just don't understand that world. But I think I do understand individual human harmfulness.

World Think Understand Never Mafia

Tinker Bell needs a Tinker Bell. She needs someone plotting for her. I certainly think that it's something she wants.

Think Someone She Bell Something

I was in Cairo, Egypt, where Sinai - ISIS conducted the Russian airliner downing. We're concerned about safety and security at these last point-of-departure airports flying directly into the United States - in that case, JFK.

Safety Flying Security Egypt Where

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.

Action Thought Loved Well Done Fast

I love to sit down on a beanbag at the end of the day and watch my fish. It's therapeutic, isn't it? They're alive, and I'm keeping them alive. I like the responsibility.

Love Responsibility Day End Fish

I think, as an actor, it is good to feel the fear of failing miserably. I think you should take that risk. Fear is a necessary ingredient in everything I do. But if I do 'Hamlet,' it will probably be in a small theater on a small stage, and it will have to be very, very soon because I'm getting a little long in the tooth for it.

Good Fear Small Think Feel You

People can see through crap pretty easily. Just go out there and be comfortable. Be you. Be authentic.

People You Go Comfortable See Out

As an actor, whether you look good or you don't, it's still about what you look like: Whether you are heavy enough to play this part or thin enough to play that part. The fact of the matter is, you can add a little weight with some extra padding, but you can't shave it off.

Good Enough You Look Play Actor

If Scotland and America go to war, I'm afraid I've already sworn in.

War America Go Afraid Scotland

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