Vernor Vinge Quotes

And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty.

Vernor Vinge

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 10, 1944

Topics

OptimismThinkSometimesComfortable

You get to a certain age, and you learn what looks good on you.

Michael Bastian

GoodAgeLearnYouLooksGet

I was a psych major in college and I actually owned two white lab rats. I had to train them and I took them home so that's just kind of missing for me.

Steven Yeun

HomeCollegeMeWhiteTrainKind

Washington's a cesspool of money.

Stewart Udall

MoneyWashingtonCesspool

I like the idea of being caught between things, always being a bit of an outsider, having an outside eye on things - almost like a Shakespearean fool.

Riz Ahmed

FoolEyeOutsideAlwaysOutsider

If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class!

Mary Harris Jones

FreedomMeWantWillClassHang

I've done little things, including Botox, but it didn't feel right for me.

Mary Steenburgen

MeLittle ThingsFeelDoneRight

When Chynna was born, the first thing I said when they placed her in my arms was, 'I'm going to have so much fun with this little girl.' And I have. I've tried to guide her, make her life happy, and just let her prepare for life.

Michelle Phillips

LifeGirlFunHappyBornSaid

Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.

Mitt Romney

PromisesDonald TrumpFraudDegree

I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the ways people choose to communicate. If I had a theme song, it would be that lovely song 'I'm Old-Fashioned,' as sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

Julia Glass

ChangeFearTechnologyPeopleSong

The first time Rachie and I will be working together is on an episode of 'Doctor Who' specially written for us by Mark Gatiss. How lucky is that?

Diana Rigg

TimeWorking TogetherTogetherDoctor

Put 'Cowboy' on every card. I'd be ready to go.

Donald Cerrone

ReadyGoCowboyEveryPutCard

William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I don't believe it, I have to work really hard to see what that truth is so that I do; that's the only way I can make it believable for the audience.

Condola Rashad

WorkTruthBelieveTruth IsI Can

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