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A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Ape Apostle Book Hardly Likely Look Looks Mirror Out

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I grew up on EC comic books and 'Tales From the Crypt,' which were all loaded with humor, bad jokes, and puns. I can have that kind of fun and make these comic book movies but, at the same time, talk about things I want to talk about - whether it's consumerism or the Bush administration or war.

~George A. Romero

Topics: About Administration Bad Book Books Bush Bush Administration Comic Comic Book Comic Books Consumerism Fun Grew Humor Jokes Kind Loaded Make Movies Puns Same Same Time Tales Talk Things Time Up Want War Were Whether Which I Can

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Basically, I'm an EC comic book guy, man. You can show me anything that's high-spirited horror, and I'll be there giggling.

~George A. Romero

Topics: Anything Basically Book Comic Comic Book Guy Horror Man Me Show You

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This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.

~George Burns

Topics: Bad Book Guy Only Read Sixth Two Which Written

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I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the individuals in the populations and species.

~George C. Williams

Topics: Adaptation Assumption Book Criticism Directed General Individuals Main Rather Simply Species Than Think I Think

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Digital organisms, while not necessarily any more alive than a phone book, are strings of code that replicate and evolve over time. Digital codes are strings of binary digits - bits.

~George Dyson

Topics: Alive Any Binary Bits Book Code Codes Digital Evolve More Necessarily Organisms Over Phone Replicate Strings Than Time While

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The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.

~George Gissing

Topics: Before Book Excellent First First Time Friend Gained Just Me Meeting New Old Old One Over Read Resembles Time Work

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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.

~George Gurdjieff

Topics: Alteration Anyone Book Books Ceremony Contains Deal Every Great Great Deal Hundred More Often Performed Read Rite Than Understands Value Which Who Without Written

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I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You have to defend the life of a child.

~George Konrad

Topics: Believe Book Books Child Defend Job Life Like Only Published Them Write You I Believe I Believe That

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The influence of 'Hidden Fortress' comes up a lot because it was printed in a book once. The truth is, the only thing I was inspired by was the fact that it's told from the point of view of two peasants, who get mixed up with a samurai and princess and a lot of very high-level people.

~George Lucas

Topics: Because Book Fact Fortress Get Hidden High-Level Influence Inspired Lot Mixed Once Only Peasants People Point Point Of View Princess Printed Samurai The Only Thing Thing Truth Truth Is Two Up Very View Who

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