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Jack McDevitt Quotes

My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.' I loved it. Especially the rocket ship, which I later realized had no airlock and no washroom. But they managed to get to Mongo with it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1935

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Father Me Ship Loved Universe Old

A lot of the offers I get are for these innocent 16-year-olds, and I turn down a lot of stuff because it's the same-old same-old. The whole point of wanting to act is trying to change it up, and I want to experience everything.

Change Experience Trying Down Want

Anytime you open your mouth there's going to be someone who's put off. I try to deal with that by keeping the topical portions of my show brief. I realize that some people wish my comments were briefer.

People Someone Wish You Mouth Try

Workers have kept faith in American institutions. Most of the conflicts, which have occurred have been when labor's right to live has been challenged and denied.

Live Faith American Labor Right

Art penetrates, no matter how many bans you put out.

Art You Matter Out How Many

Then I obviously didn't understand what it all meant, but I do now.

Now Understand Then Meant Obviously

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.

Christopher Morley

Dog Pet Genius Conversation Special

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Knowledge Ignorance Know Real Extent

The earliest paintings I loved were always the most non-referential paintings you can imagine, by painters such as Mondrian. I was thrilled by them because they didn't refer to anything else. They stood alone, and they were just charged magic objects that did not get their strength from being connected to anything else.

Strength Alone Loved Magic You Get

People in the record business would say, Well, Pras, you know, you haven't been out in a while, maybe you should get today's hottest producer or rapper to do something.

Business Today People You Know Say

I remember so clearly from when I was five years old, my mom and dad arguing over - not over whether it was better, but whether it was proper or whether it was correct to eat with a fork or to eat with your hands, like we do in Sri Lanka. Proper. Like, what is the correct way to eat?

Mom Better Remember Hands Way Eat

I started making videos when I was, like, seven or eight.

Started Videos Like Seven Eight

'Bum's Rush' is a piece about timing, and everything that's in the piece needs to be with the piece. If people are missing, or marking, or unable to use their voices, the impulses that prompt the action are lost, and its logic crumbles.

People Action Logic Lost Timing

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