Edward M. Lerner Quotes

A funny thing about near-future stories: the future catches up to them. If the author is unlucky, the future catches up faster than the book can get out the door.

Edward M. Lerner

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Out of the blue, I received this offer and invitation to be a part of this movie, 'The Good Dinosaur.' I turned to my Pixar experts, my kids, and asked them what this could all be about. Of course, they flipped out, and it was pretty obvious from their reaction that I was going to do this.

Jeffrey Wright

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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

Steve Buscemi

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People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

Rosa Parks

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We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.

Lisa Murkowski

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People are digging into house music even from other genres.

Little Louie Vega

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I want to be a better Chris Quinn. I don't want to be a different Chris Quinn.

Christine Quinn

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I always tried to live my life as though nothing changed. People would say, 'You can have a Rolls-Royce'. I'd say to that, 'What do I want with a Rolls-Royce when I can have a Volkswagen or a bike?' Some people get carried away with the juice.

Chuck Feeney

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The short answer is, yes, I think I have become a better singer.

Boz Scaggs

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Moderates tend more than ideologues to be other-directed types who respond to external pressure.

Timothy Noah

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What makes America great was a government that was founded to be limited to doing one thing. I really believe the whole purpose of America, the aspirational value - why everybody who wants to come to this country wants to come here - was because we respected the dignity of every living person.

Rick Santorum

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The Corbynista brand of politics representing metropolitan, middle class, pro-open border values is far removed from millions of Labour voters, especially those who voted Leave in the referendum.

Nigel Farage

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Most of my ex-girlfriends are still close friends. I guess when you are with someone that long, unless they did something really terrible to you, you remain friends. My real estate business is run by my best friend, who is an ex-girlfriend.

Ryan Kavanaugh

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