#things

I had been impressed by the fact that biological systems were based on molecular machines and that we were learning to design and build these sorts of things. ↗

— K. Eric Drexler

#been #biological #build #design #fact

Part of being an actor is letting things come about organically as opposed to forcing them. ↗

— David Duchovny

#actor #being #come #forcing #letting

I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#constantly #discovered #encounter #feel #feeling

It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#because #equal #fiction #good #more

I'm sort of an old man, always tinkering in the backyard. Since I grew up playing outdoors, I still like to plant things, sit out on the deck, or go hiking. ↗

— Josh Duhamel

#backyard #deck #go #grew #hiking

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. ↗

— Harper Lee

#his #never #person #point #point of view

Inevitably, these sorts of things are going to come back to blow up in people's faces. ↗

— Gregg Easterbrook

#blow #come #faces #going #inevitably

Once a person has all the things they need to live, everything else is entertainment. ↗

— Neal Stephenson

#entertainment #everything #live #need #once

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#confident #defensive #feel #going #hesitant

One of the most frightening things about your true nerd, for may people, is not that he's socially inept - because everybody's been there - but rather his complete lack of embarrassment about it. ↗

— Neal Stephenson

#because #been #complete #embarrassment #everybody