Eric Frank Russell quotes

Eric Frank Russell quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Nothing is more intimidating than an idiotic grin worn by a manifest non-idiot.”
-- Eric Frank Russell

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“Astronauts were not the impulsive daredevils so dear to the stereopticonloving public. They couldn't afford to be. The hazards of the profession required an infinite capacity for cautious, contemplative thought.”
-- Eric Frank Russell

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“That pompous phrase (graphic novel) was thought up by some idiot in the marketing department of DC. I prefer to call them Big Expensive Comics.”
“I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that admirable.”
“Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can't do a retake.”
“my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”

Source : Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.152
“As it turned out, my perception was so much more intimidating than the reality.”

Source : Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards (2010). “Manifesta [10th Anniversary Edition]: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future”, p.269, Macmillan
“With anything you do in life, there are days where you're worn out and you don't want to do it for a second.”

Source : "Lady Antebellum Talk Dating, Drunk Dialing And Dylan". Interview with Annie Reuter, theboot.com. October 21, 2010.
“Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.”
“I was born in high heels and I've worn them ever since.”
“I feel worn down as a human being who has to constantly justify their existence to other human beings because I'm a minority”
“The Kobe 8 is about enhanced performance. It's the most comfortable shoe I have worn. It's simplistic but has an edge to it.”

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