Alastair Reynolds Quotes

Like everyone else, I read newspapers and 'New Scientist' and try to put my finger on the trends which we can just see emerging now that are accelerating and might take off.

Alastair Reynolds

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 13, 1966

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What if cities embraced a culture of sharing? I see a future of shared cities that bring us community and connection instead of isolation and separation.

Joe Gebbia

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I'm really inspired by stories I didn't know about.

Jessica Chastain

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Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around.

Anna Quindlen

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We've never had nannies. We've had great grandparents, great support from family, and the kids have been on every set: they've seen me play Gollum, King Kong, Captain Haddock, the lot. They totally get it, and they want to go into the business. Ruby, my daughter, is very keen to become an actress.

Andy Serkis

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I have the skills to box and not get into a war. I've been getting punishment I shouldn't be taking because, sometimes, I'm too brave for my own good. When I've got good footwork and movement, I should use them.

Amir Khan

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I've done a couple of interviews, and I realized how uncomfortable I felt as soon as I started talking.

Spike Jonze

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Simply stated, sometimes journalists can only get their information from informants who must remain anonymous in order to protect their careers and sometimes even their lives: Watergate: Confidential sources. The Pentagon Papers: Confidential sources. Enron: Confidential sources.

Rod Lurie

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I like a New York accent.

Mollie King

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I always like to reveal the fact that the emperor has no clothes. And children are best at that. They teach us how to see the world in that sense. They are without artifice; they see it for what it is. I am drawn to that ruthless honesty.

Mira Nair

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A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

Loretta Young

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I want to do everything. That's my problem. Life is short, and I hate the idea of turning down anything. You never know what interesting experience might happen.

Joshua Bell

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I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.

Douglas Bader

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