"Most things are not as risky as they seem."

-- Sam Altman

“We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.”
“Oulipo ends where the work begins.”

Source : "Oulipo ends where the work begins" by Christopher R. Beha, www.believermag.com. September 2006.
“Invention is the mother of necessity.”

Source : Thorstein Veblen (1994). “Absentee Ownership: Business Enterprise in Recent Times : the Case of America”, p.63, Transaction Publishers
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

Source : "Der Spiegel", October 17, 1988.
“And if you feel that everyone has rejected you and your ideas let me tell you this, you are most assuredly in good company.”
“Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair.”

Source : Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.30, Vintage
“You don't often hear people say, 'Oh, since he's been taking them drugs, he's such a nice person! He's really come out of his shell, he's really nice, he's blossomed'.”

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