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Halldor Laxness Quotes

I spent my entire childhood in an environment in which the mighty of the earth had no place outside story books and dreams.

Halldor Laxness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: icelander
Birth: April 23, 1902 - February 8, 1998

Topics

Dreams Childhood Story Environment

Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars.

Work Science Science Fiction Fiction

I loved Ray from 'The Princess and the Frog.' He was my guy. There was no Ray before me, so there's a level of satisfaction there.

Me Loved Princess Satisfaction Frog

When I was a kid, there was unhappiness in my family - was dealt with partly by escaping to television. And from a very early age, for whatever reason, I became scornful and resistant to and angry about that. And some other time in my life, I realized that there's a lot I loved in television.

Life Family Age Time Angry Loved

People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.

People Loving Ignorant Human Still

To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!

Me Bad Way Possible Snob Just

Science is not a thing. It's a verb. It's a way of thinking about things. It's a way of looking for natural explanations for all phenomena.

Michael Shermer

Science Looking Thinking Way Things

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.

Ideas Brainy New New Ideas Only

If war is the solution, why didn't Roosevelt declare war on poverty?

Preston Sturges

War Solution Poverty Why Declare

The middle class has disappeared. We have a highway to poverty and no roads coming out.

Roads Poverty Class Out Middle

I'm so good at procrastinating.

Understanding and respecting your roots is critical not only to winning the tech talent wars but leaving a legacy that transcends bottom lines.

Talent Roots Winning Legacy Leaving

Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence.

Richard Dawkins

Life Age Intelligent First Reason

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