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My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.

No offence to Nicki Minaj, but her career has essentially been a Lil’ Kim tribute

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.

I'm on this road for the rest of my life.

I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters.

If time is my vessel, then learning to love might be my way back to sea

I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.

A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth.

I love being able to go to a store, let's say... a store like Topshop or Zara or maybe even Macy's, depends on what department, and not have to look at the price tag.

I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer.

Every woman has a story.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.

Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.

The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't.

Like Neanderthals, men prefer to hunt alone or, if in a pack, at the head of it. Women, whether in the field or in a campfire, are collaborative, and when they hunt...they work together.

My gratitude extends beyond the limits of my capacity to express it.

One should never mistake pattern for meaning.

When you get money you're always a target because there's always somebody who needs money out there.

I'm not altogether sure what I'm going to do for that. I think it will be a lot more low key than the other two I've done. Dare I say it, a bit more relaxing.

Words are just words. The evidence is in how you act, how you react.

You need to read more science fiction. Nobody who reads science fiction comes out with this crap about the end of history

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

A smart model is a good model.

A guilty system recognizes no innocents.

I have never felt the pain of not being white the way I've felt it since I've been a public figure/part of this entertainment industry.

It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!

In an artistic and spiritual sense I'm really not that concerned about what happens after the album is done.

Modeling is being a ho, but making it fashion.

Everyone is broken-hearted except for the drastically unimaginative

Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves.

Loyalty is weird, it kicks in when you dont expect it and the people who deserve loyalty least seem to get it the most.

Well, I don't think of myself as a diva. I'm too dorky! Look at my shoes. (Points to the aforementioned sneakers.) I always look like this. I don't always want to be "working."

After doing extensive research, I can definitely tell you that single malt whiskies are good to drink.

I have family in Ponce. It's a shame that my grandfather passed and I wasn't able to be there with him.

One of your American professors said that to study religion was merely to know the mind of man, but if one truly wanted to know the mind of God, you must study physics.

I don't think of anyone as a 'groupie.' People who connect with my music are just inspiring and amazing.

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.

You can't just imitate and keep coming up with ideas. You have to be tapping into something that's pure and unconscious in yourself or you'll have no career.

You need to worry less about what everyone else thinks and focus on what makes you happy

As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of.

Ahh, you’re a man used to getting his own way.” “Always,” he said in a husky growl.

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.

You got a lot but you just waste all yourself. They'll forget your name soon and won't nobody be to blame but yourself.

If you're mad at someone for being excited and inspired by your art then you're doing it wrong.

Nowadays when I walk around, I get noticed, which is kind of weird.

I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.