"Talking with most people usually involves a search for truth. Talking with congressmen is strictly special effects."

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Source : "Odyssey". Book by Jack McDevitt, 2006.

Jack McDevitt

#Talking Quotes #People Quotes #Special Quotes

“It takes more than industry to industrialize.”
“We're not earthly beings any moreâ€¦ we're cosmic beings.”

Source : Tape recording to Joe Romersa, 1992.
“Chance is the nature of our universe. [...] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable.”
“I suppose I passed it a hundred times, But I always stop for a minute. And look at the house, the tragic house, The house with nobody in it.”

Source : Joyce Kilmer (1918). “Joyce Kilmer”
“Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "religion" (and all that goes with that) and avoided the lifestyle change itself. One could be warlike, greedy, racist, selfish, and vain in most of Christian history, and still believe that Jesus is one's "personal Lord and Savior" . . . The world has no time for such silliness anymore. The suffering on Earth is too great.”
“My personal style is eclectic, I would say. I always like to mix and match things. Uh, but the thing is that it changes every single day. So if I'm feeling you know a little more rebellious, one day I may dress a little more punk rock. But most of the time I say, pretty consistently, I'm feminine.”
“It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that.”
“The Audio Home Recording Act directly says that noncommercial copying by consumers is lawful.”

Source : "David Boies: The Wired Interview". www.wired.com. October 01, 2000.

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