Paul Di Filippo Quotes

The term 'steampunk' itself, now a badge of honor, began as a putdown, a joke. But like 'Big Bang' in cosmology, the diss became the standard.

Paul Di Filippo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 29, 1954

Topics

HonorNowJokeBig BangBigBang

The beauty of where I'm from - this small little town called Wallburg, North Carolina - I didn't have a TV; I was out playing ball with my dad, shooting clay pigeons.

Jill Wagner

BeautySmallBallOutShootingClay

Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.

Max Born

ImpossiblePossibleReasonIntellect

It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.

Jeff Bridges

LifeChallengesWaveYouLookYour

I try to watch everybody.

Steve Clevenger

TryWatchEverybody

I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

MoneyPeopleThinkYouUnderstand

I just love the sound of a black woman's voice.

Luke Evans

LoveWomanVoiceBlackSoundJust

Some of us believe, with good reasons, that the Republicans are 'mad-dogging' Hillary Clinton with the Benghazi hearing to damage not only her presidential prospects, but also to damage President Obama's credibility.

Donna Brazile

GoodBelievePresidentHearingHer

I'm living my dream now.

Chris Daughtry

DreamNowLiving

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.

Bong Joon-ho

StrongTraditionOnlyKoreanReally

Sleeping is like meditation: it's good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.

Anthony Joshua

GoodMindRestMeditationBodyDown

When I'm back home, all I wear is African fabric. All I really rock is the traditional stuff.

WizKid

HomeBackRockWearFabricStuff

That's the nice thing about doing research. Whatever you do is novel, so you always have this sense of novelty, even if you are only using a new gadget.

Alfred Hershey

ResearchDoingYouNewNiceAlways

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Paul Di Filippo