Arthur C. Clarke Quotes
I now spend a good part of my day dreaming of times past, present and future. As I try to survive on 15 hours sleep a day, I have plenty of time to enjoy vivid dreams. Being completely wheel-chaired doesn't stop my mind from roaming the universe - on the contrary!
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I've got a couple of bands that I'm working on. The one I'm really excited about, we're called London The Child. It's folky music and it's really cool.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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Photoshop should be a free-to-play game. There's not really a difference between very traditional apps and how they enhance productivity and wandering around a forest and killing bears.
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I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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My thinking has always been that the worst problem we have with regard to lack of inclusion is the terribly low labor force participation rates and terribly high unemployment rates of young men, especially young men in ethnic minority groups and, in particular, young black men.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was trying to do sketch comedy in my stand-up, which is still kind of what I am doing now. To go full-circle here, it's kind of like one-man sketch.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.
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There are a lot of people who can slide on talent their whole lives; they're just naturally gifted. I've never considered myself one of those people. I enjoy outworking the opposition.
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Vera Caspary wrote thrillers - but not like any other author of her time, male or female. Her specialty was a specific type that she pioneered - the psycho thriller.
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I'd like to be more spontaneous.
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I read my first P.G. Wodehouse when I was 12.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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I'm fearless, to a degree.
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I think our devotion to Mary is very beautiful. She has a sacred role in Catholicism, and her strong faith and humility are things we can learn from.
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The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.Any fool can do it;There ain't nothing to it.Nobody knows how we got toThe top of the hill.But since we're on our way down,We might as well enjoy the ride.
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There is no casting director; there is no producer monitoring your upload button. Anyone that looks like anyone can upload a video. I think YouTube and the digital space does set a really good example for the rest of the industry in that sense.
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I now spend a good part of my day dreaming of times past, present and future. As I try to survive on 15 hours sleep a day, I have plenty of time to enjoy vivid dreams. Being completely wheel-chaired doesn't stop my mind from roaming the universe - on the contrary!