Walter Jon Williams Quotes

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.

Walter Jon Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 15, 1953

Topics

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I wanted all my stores to be the same, to offer the same customer experience, whether I was there or not.

Jimmy John Liautaud

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The first book that really knocked me out was the 'Brothers Karamazov.' I read it when I was a senior in high school.

Robert Hass

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I'm a big believer that it doesn't matter what you call your company, nobody ever notices.

Matthew Vaughn

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I'd love to get in a room with Kanye at some point, have a conversation, and see if something cooks up.

Andy Mineo

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I heard a lot in school, 'You've got a really great talent, but there's no way you're going to be a dancer with that body.'

Tracy Anderson

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My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.

Rita Ora

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I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits.

Ritchie Blackmore

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If you were an optimistic teen, then you'll be an optimist at 80. People's reactions to bad events are highly stable over a half century or more.

Martin Seligman

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I'm in the public eye. I'm a celebrity and a football player.

Jason Pierre-Paul

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I have learned how to plant coastal hay, fertilize and bale it.

Janine Turner

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I always have difficulty with the Greek tragic plays. I think the difficulty one has - which is a serious problem - is the question of belief. Do you believe in the myth that the play expresses? Do you believe in it as myth or as reality? With any play, you have to believe in it as reality. You can't act a myth.

Derek Walcott

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We've got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.

Dorothy Height

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