Nancy Kress Quotes

Words change over time. 'Condescending,' for instance, was once a good thing to be. It meant that a person was willing to interact politely with people of lower social ranks. In Jane Austen's world, a lady praised for her condescension was receiving a sincere compliment.

Nancy Kress

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 20, 1948

Topics

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Discrimination is not a national defense strategy!

Tom Perez

StrategyDiscriminationDefense

It comforts the adult conscience to remember that, amid history's grave injustices, there were still great lives.

Rumaan Alam

HistoryGreatRememberConscience

Perhaps the best-known Old Testament example of perseverance is the story of Job.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

PerseveranceJobStoryOldExample

In 'Expendables 2,' there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. For this reason, many young people wouldn't be able to watch this. But I don't play in movies like this. Due to that, I said, 'I won't be a part of that if the hardcore language is not erased.'

Chuck Norris

PeopleLanguagePlayYoungMovies

That's a little homage in a way to that and also to create that sort of creepy atmosphere that Hitchcock did. Vertigo was one of his great movies that was shot right here in The City and it's about a woman and the psychological twists and so forth.

Philip Kaufman

GreatWomanCityCreateMoviesWay

When I sit down and try to write lyrics first - I've definitely done that in the past - but most of the time, they come off as a put-on, or less genuine than you would think. I'm the kind of guy that if I overthink a sentiment or I overthink a statement, it's weird.

Ty Segall

TimePastThinkWeirdYouDown

One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind.

Thomas S. Monson

PreciousMankindSoulsDisregard

I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty.

Tim Rice

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I feel like when I'm on stage and when I'm performing - or I think when anybody is developing their talents and sharing it - I think you glow.

Lindsey Stirling

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But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and figuring out how you're going to operate together.

Leroy Chiao

WorkTogetherYouFlightDoneKind

America is a powerful country. America is a great country. We have enormous resiliency. Any time we have had our back to the wall, we have come out a winner.

Kenneth Langone

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I know the book on me is I'm bombastic and over-the-top, but I think people who know me know that's a part of who I am, but it's not who I am.

Kurt Sutter

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