"Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into funky science fiction."

-- Rudy Rucker

#Play Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by our present picture of the universe? The value of science remains unsung by singers... This is not yet a scientific age...”
“We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are fugitives from death.”

Source : Theodor Reik (1963). “The Need to be Loved”
“Sandy deWitt at TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris in Johannesburg, South Africa, taught me to make a decision and stick with it. Every day we're faced with reasons why we shouldn't do good work: it's too scary, too hard to pull off, there's no time, no money, etc. You have to be brave and commit to your choices in the face of adversity. If you waver, nothing will turn out the way you imagined it.”
“I know the devil is working against me. I already know my mission and what I'm really here to do. People may not see it but he's been working overtime. He's not even able to mess with other artists because he's got so many demons around me.”
“An actor has to embody a role.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There has been no case made - based on anything other than speculation - that Iraq poses a threat.”
“The excitement level for me working on projects is really not a bit different from when I was 26.”
“Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction.”

Source : Hudson Stuck (1918). “The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America”

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