"In 1971, after seven years in college, with that magic piece of paper clutched triumphantly in my fist, the best job I was able to get was night watchman on a sewer project in Babylon, N.Y. guarding a hole in the ground to prevent anyone from stealing it. God bless the American educational system!"

-- Spider Robinson

#Jobs Quotes #Educational Quotes #Night Quotes

“The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.”
“... When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base. With women participating in building this economic base, it becomes the foundation for better social and economic future ...”
“Robots should stand up for themselves and not try to be humans. They should either utterly destroy us or protect us from aliens. And vampires. And pirates.”

Source : "How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Revisited". The WashingtonPost Online Interview, www.washingtonpost.com. June 23, 2006.
“This book (the Bible) is not hard to understand. It's just hard to swallow.”
“Deism claims that God creates the universe and the laws of nature and then is hands-off, with everything that subsequently happens in nature being due to natural processes.”
“I was always insecure about the way I looked.”
“I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.”

Source : "Michael Pena's adjusting to the view from up there". Interview with Luis Gomez, www.chicagotribune.com. September 21, 2012.
“There comes a time when you have to trust your own judgment, when you must close your eyes and let your instinct rule you.”

Source : ANNE STEVENSON “A RELATIVE STRANGER\”

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