"I hate the whole Ã¼bermensch, superman temptation that pervades science fiction. I believe no protagonist should be so competent, so awe-inspiring, that a committee of 20 really hard-working, intelligent people couldn't do the same thing."

-- David Brin

#Hate Quotes #Believe Quotes #Hard Work Quotes

“You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.”
“It's been said that Bill Gates has come up with something that'll be released in December that's gonna put a lid on counterfeiting. If that's a fact then it's really interesting to own your own product - with all the potential methods of downloading.”
“I release any feelings of competition or comparison. I simply do my best and enjoy being me.”

Source : Louise L. Hay (2010). “The Present Moment: 365 Daily Affirmations”, p.255, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I felt like I was an outsider. I think what happened to me made me develop this street sense of watching people and working out what made them tick, wondering whether I could trust them or not. I went to a lot of schools along the coast in California, made few friends and stayed with aunts, uncles and grandparents while my folks tried to make ends meet. It was tough. We had no money.”

Source : "Tobey's Lonely Childhood Will Help Him In Spider-Man Role" by wenn.com, January 31, 2001.
“Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically. A good example is digital technology where today's cell phones are far more powerful than the computers on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module that we used to navigate to the moon and operate all the spacecraft control systems.”
“"Le gÃ©nie n'est qu'une longue patience", a dit Buffon. Cela est bien incomplet. Le gÃ©nie, c'est l'impatience dans les idÃ©es et la patience dans les faits : une imagination vive et un jugement calme; quelque chose comme un liquide en Ã©bullition dans un vase qui reste toujours froid. "Genius is just enduring patience," said Buffon. This is far from complete. Genius is impatience in ideas and patience with the facts: a lively imagination and a calm judgment, rather like a liquid boiling in a cup that remains cold.”
“Back, back, back, back. Gone.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Rhythm must have meaning.”

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