"If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, science fiction writers are its court jesters. We are Wise Fools who can leap, caper, utter prophecies, and scratch ourselves in public. We can play with Big Ideas because the garish motley of our pulp origins make us seem harmless."

-- Bruce Sterling

#Wise Quotes #Play Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“You know what, maybe I just want a different kind of life. Maybe I want to open an antique store and coffee shop, and have a different kind of life.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I've always wanted to be a DJ so I could play the music I love for other people. That feeling hasn't changed, but my sets are always evolving. In terms of tailoring to a specific crowd, certainly I do play differently depending on the situation. It's a different feel, for example, in a small club versus a festival.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“To do my job well, I have to be a good listener. The listening is so much more important than the talking.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“That by 1774 the final crisis of the constitution, brought on by political and social corruption, had been reached was, to most informed colonists, evident; ...”

Source : Bernard Bailyn (2012). “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution”, p.132, Harvard University Press
“Democracy is the suggestion box for slaves.”
“Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was at work or whether it was in a social situation. And with kids, you just can't. The rule is you can't really do that because they dictate and they change so much so you just have to go with the flow more and be present and not have big expectations and be amused all the time.”
“Now is the time... if you want to make a difference in the world, now is the time. Don't be fooled into thinking you should wait until you are older or wiser or more secure because it doesn't work that way. The wisdom will come. The security will come. But first you must begin.”
“Half of what's wrong with people today is that they ain't got no place to go that makes them peaceful.”

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