Walter Jon Williams Quotes

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.

Walter Jon Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.

Andrew Lansley

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In New York in the Forties or Fifties, everybody's in a suit, an overcoat and a hat.

John Malkovich

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I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.

Johnnie Cochran

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If a man loves you... he's willing to profess it. He'll give you a title after a while. You're going to be his lady, his woman, his fiancee, his wife, his baby's mama, something.

Steve Harvey

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It disturbs me to see a football coach fired.

Sid Gillman

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The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.

Tony Robbins

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Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.

Russel Honore

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Look, pain is there in the world, and there's catharsis through that. I feel like there's... a rapture, if we can get through it, if we can confront things.

Derek Cianfrance

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If few worlds have microbial life, it dramatically reduces the chances that more complex organisms exist.

Debra Fischer

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Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not exploring a run for governor or senator or anything along those lines. I'm focused on running Disney.

Bob Iger

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Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

Art Alexakis

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We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.

William Glasser

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