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I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is p

I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures. – Jane Smiley

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I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. – Jane Smiley

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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isnt in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to the new suburbs, near the film studios. This was the England I wanted to write about, because this was the new world that was emerging. – J. G. Ballard

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It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task. – Robert Kennedy

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The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it. – Placido Domingo

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Future

Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you youre in big trouble if youre borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. Weve got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year. – Simon Cowell

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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. – Seneca

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It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format. – Donald Norman

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Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Im into The Walking Dead, Shaun of the Dead, obviously, and Ive seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on Game of Thrones. Weirdly, it wasnt until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films. – Anna Kendrick

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