John M. Ford quote: "At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe."

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true...
JOHN M. FORD

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.
JOHN M. FORD

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are thos...
JOHN M. FORD

Askade took the battertoast, looked at it blearily. "I can't rewire it into a death ray without some...
JOHN M. FORD

Titles of honour add not to his worth, Who is himself an honour of his titles.
JOHN FORD

Diamonds cut diamonds.
JOHN FORD

Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow.
JOHN FORD

Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow
JOHN FORD

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.
JOHN FORD

Revenge proves its own executioner.
JOHN FORD

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not a...
JOHN FORD

Sister, look ye, How, by a new creation of my tailor's I've shook off old mortality.
JOHN FORD

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's n...
JOHN FORD

Revenge proves its own executioner.
JOHN FORD

We have something else brewing for tomorrow to get the customers back.
JOHN FORD

How did I get to Hollywood? By train.
JOHN FORD

Truth is child of Time
JOHN FORD

It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.
JOHN FORD

I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
JOHN FORD

Nice philosophy/ May tolerate unlikely arguments,/ But heaven admits no jest.
JOHN FORD

I suspect that the whale that approached thought he was a harbor seal splashing.
JOHN FORD

Luna came over as he does and was interacting - disappearing under the hull and so on. ... He must h...
JOHN FORD

We can drink till all look blue.
JOHN FORD

He hath shook hands with time.
JOHN FORD

The greatest tragedy of the modern world is that if we were to all die tomorrow, the truth is, most ...
CHARLES M FORD II

Once and for all is almost never, once and for all.
CHARLES M FORD II

"You'll never take me alive!" - Perhaps. But either way, they're still going to take you.
CHARLES M FORD II

Everything is louder when you're quiet.
CHARLES M FORD II

The pinnacle of human intelligence is still but just an ant hill, standing insignificantly tall asid...
CHARLES M FORD II

Ignorance has a bad habit of often conflicting with reality.
CHARLES M FORD II

The wiser of men are those who learn from mistakes without actually making them.
CHARLES M FORD II

Reflection poisons experience.
CHARLES M FORD II

Trivialities are just that. And most importantly, they should be treated as such.
CHARLES M FORD II

Change requires an abundant amount of energy. Once complete though, a much smaller amount of energy ...
CHARLES M FORD II

Impatience is not becoming, for anyone.
CHARLES M FORD II

It's not wise to welcome the inevitable, for it greets you coldly and eagerly enough.
CHARLES M FORD II

When someone exercises "free will", there's almost always a cost in doing so. This term has always s...
CHARLES M FORD II

There are times in life where the less one knows, the more they [should] understand.
CHARLES M FORD II

Time comes in all lengths, though they still add up to just the same.
CHARLES M FORD II

Judgments based off trivialities often say more about the speaker than the subject spoken of.
CHARLES M FORD II

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.
FORD MADOX FORD

Upon my soul!' Tietjens said to himself, 'that girl down there is the only intelligent living soul I...
FORD MADOX FORD

I may really say that for a quarter of a century I have kept before me one unflinching aim - to regi...
FORD MADOX FORD

Well she was bright; and she danced...And my function in life was to keep that bright thing in exist...
FORD MADOX FORD

You see in such a world as this, an idealist -or perhaps it's only a sentimentalist-must be stoned t...
FORD MADOX FORD

But always, at moments when his mind was like a blind octopus, squirming in an agony of knife-cuts, ...
FORD MADOX FORD

A good ground rule for writing in any genre is, start with a form, then undermine its confidence in ...
M. JOHN HARRISON

I've never been to the Himalayas, and I'm not really interested in them. I'm more intere...
M. JOHN HARRISON

World-building numbs the reader's ability to fulfill their part of the bargain because it believ...
M. JOHN HARRISON

Every moment of a science fiction story must represent the triumph of writing over world-building.
M. JOHN HARRISON

Writing's like gambling. Unpredictable and sporadic successes make you more addicted, not less.
M. JOHN HARRISON

There are some days I practice positive thinking, and other days I'm not positive I am thinking.
JOHN M. EADES

Be open to your happiness and sadness as they arise.
JOHN M. THOMAS

You must regulate your life by the standards you admire when you are at your best.
JOHN M. THOMAS

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his h...
JOHN M. BARRIE

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.
JOHN M. BARRIE

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
JOHN M. BARRIE

The anatta theory denies the existence of a self only when the word self is taken to refer to some t...
JOHN M. KOLLER

Dig where the gold isunless you just need some exercise.
JOHN M. CAPOZZI

But the fact is, Mr. Chairman, for all the challenges the Postal Service of the 21st century faces, ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

We have closely monitored the ups and downs of recruiting and retention trends for many years and ha...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

The bottom line is, winter navigation on the Seaway is a bad idea.
JOHN M. MCHUGH

My hope is that we continue to do an even better job in terms of our nation's energy policy, so ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

In providing this $5,000 tax credit for those purchasing rural homes, we're offering an importan...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

As one of the voices of rural New Yorkers in Congress, I am committed to supporting efforts such as ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Now that this legislation has passed the House, I look forward to the vote in the Senate that will b...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

We have already seen evidence that, notwithstanding the addition of substantial resources, we are ex...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops an...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell ph...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Postal service of today is far removed from that of 30 years ago when reform was last enacted.
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between Americ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

The Army's always had a special place in my heart.
JOHN M. MCHUGH

The more we focus on using renewable fuels, the less we are dependent upon foreign oil.
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

One in seven Americans lives without health insurance, and that's a truly staggering figure.
JOHN M. MCHUGH

With nearly all students leaving public high school having taken some vocational education, this bil...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

One only has to look at the performance of the economy to understand how it shapes the perspective o...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

As long as we're dependent on those fossil fuels, we're dependent on the Middle East. If we ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Americans have an expectation that the Postal Service will abide by its well-known, although unoffic...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed ...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

The caged bird is perched upon her grave of fallen dreams; like the shadows of just one more nightma...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

After sounding a lot like other people in my decades of past I have found my own voice when I realiz...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

In the Armed Services Committee, we endeavored to put forth proposals that would help alleviate some...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American ta...
JOHN M. MCHUGH

Being head of the Church is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle while riding on a roller coaster.
JOHN M. ALLIN

In literature, the reader standing at the threshold of the end of a book harbors no illusion that th...
JOHN M. KELLER

Hope is something that can never be taken from you unless you allow someone to take it. If you never...
JOHN M. SIMMONS

Your friendship is like a kiss that makes my heart young again and wipes out the years of darkness a...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Yielding to God's will can be hard. And sometimes, it really hurts. But it always brings peace.
JOHN M. PERKINS

It is amazing what God can do with what seems so small; like you and I!
JOHN M SHEEHAN

God did not call us to make history; God called us to be history!
JOHN M SHEEHAN

The Weight of Glory” is found in a humble heart that bows before a Holy God
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Surely we must be able to discern our own lack of righteousness to take upon the sure righteousness ...
JOHN M. SHEEHAN

Outside, a dog sprawls among the empty tables, its body rocking with the evening heat. Someone has g...
M. JOHN HARRISON

Blessings always come in the silence of learning at the hand of God
JOHN M SHEEHAN

A God Given Gift Most Do Not Use

---COMMON SENSE--- Try It; The Holy Spirit Only Speaks T...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Research has also revealed that women who have developed PTSD in relation to early childhood sexual ...
JOHN M. DUFFEY

When you embrace the things you do not understand, you understand what is embraced
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Pushing and passing to find my way to you my Lord, holding you in my prayers is feeling you and to f...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Reject the religious labels and accept the only label that matters “Born Again
JOHN M SHEEHAN

That’s not fair!

Words we often speak when God's word becomes flesh in our lives 2 Timo...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

When a word of God is spoken it will always be personal and yet we will find it touching the lives o...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

O, the sheer magnificence of words that come together like waves upon a beach, each telling its own ...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Are you a victim of your failures? Don't be! Study them, be curious about them, and turn them into l...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

This living light found in books and letters showing us the mind and heart of God; love written in l...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Just love slaying dragons, crushing heads of serpents, and beheading giants in our way as we travel ...
JOHN M. SHEEHAN

What is literature, and why do I try to write about it? I don’t know. Likewise, I don’t know why...
M. JOHN HARRISON

From a heart of stone, to a heart of flesh, love makes new what sin makes old
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Strange, as we find that alongside growing secularism in science and politics, growing materialism i...
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Dance like David did till your healing comes
JOHN M SHEEHAN

Speculation was now news. News had been confused with fact. Fact had been replaced by expert opinion...
JOHN M. KELLER

What a glorious day it is today; We are closer to Christ return than yesterday and a day closer to a...
JOHN M. SHEEHAN

I love Russia because Russia gave me you.
JOHN M. SIMMONS

Orphanages are the only places that ever left me feeling empty and full at the same time.
JOHN M. SIMMONS

If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter.
JOHN M. GOTTMAN

Military force is another element of power. It provides a nation the capability to impose it's will ...
JOHN M. HOUSE

But now books and men had gone their separate ways. Who has the patience for a book? Only a book.
JOHN M. KELLER

I am a diamond
But people see me as gold
Honestly, I wanna be silver
M

-I would die for you
-You lie
-If I lie, why do I stand here before and beg on my knees t...
M

When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who mak...
JOHN M. RICHARDSON, JR.

When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who mak...
JOHN M. RICHARDSON JR.

Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future
JOHN M. RICHARDSON, JR.

Morals; the pathetic answer to authority
Seen two gorillas sharing a banana?
M. COCHET M.

I'm not a leftist; I'm where the righteous ought to be.
M. M. COADY

I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don&#...
HARRISON FORD

I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and...
HARRISON FORD

It doesn't interest me to be Harrison Ford. It interests me to be Mike Pomeroy and Indiana Jones...
HARRISON FORD

I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat...
HARRISON FORD

We have to understand in value what the services of nature are so that we can understand that degrad...
HARRISON FORD

I'm like old shoes. I've never been hip. I think the reason I'm still here is that I was...
HARRISON FORD

Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see t...
HARRISON FORD

The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
HARRISON FORD

You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit.
HARRISON FORD

I'm addicted to Altoids. I call them 'acting pills.'
HARRISON FORD

My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a ...
HARRISON FORD

If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job.
HARRISON FORD

We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislo...
HARRISON FORD

I actually like snakes! When I was young, I was a boy scout nature camp counselor, and one of our pr...
HARRISON FORD

Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones.
HARRISON FORD

Nature doesn't need people - people need nature; nature would survive the extinction of the huma...
HARRISON FORD

I fly myself everywhere. I like all kinds of flying, including practical flying for search and rescu...
HARRISON FORD

Resentments and grudges are two of the main culprits that perpetuate cycles of self-abuse and victim...
DEBBIE FORD

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
HENRY FORD

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
HENRY FORD

I think we're very uptight in America. You have to remember that we're descended from Purita...
TOM FORD

Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for p...
HENRY FORD

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the ...
HENRY FORD

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.
HENRY FORD

In order to write novels for a living - it's not pathological, but I do think and worry and broo...
RICHARD FORD

I was bullied every day at school because I carried a briefcase. I could have left it at home. But I...
TOM FORD

I started to dance and kind of entertained the crowd when I wasn't on the job, and the people seemed...
AL FORD

I've been dancing all my life. I even won a contest at the Apollo Theatre in 1968.
AL FORD

They've been putting it in for four years. They all are special girls who respect the program ..I'm ...
AL FORD

They're in my league, I've seen them for four years, and they're special kids. You don't wake up one...
AL FORD

I can understand if he was a bit agitated. But at the same time we don't have an aggressive audience...
AL FORD

Whenever you exert that much energy coming back, it's so hard getting over the hump. Defensively, we...
AL FORD

She is the catalyst, the quarterback, she is the engine and everybody else feeds off of her. I can?t...
AL FORD

It?s amazing. I knew she could shoot the ball. Sometimes I think it?s a confidence level for her and...
AL FORD

We played hard. We gave it our best shot. We were hoping to come in here and steal one like (Eastern...
AL FORD

On the first 'Indiana Jones' movie, I tore an ACL in one of my knees - can't remember wh...
HARRISON FORD

Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it.
HENRY FORD

Growth is usually uncomfortable. If you're looking for comfort, you will more than likely feel t...
DEBBIE FORD

There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstan...
TOM FORD

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.
FORD FRICK

I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.
FORD FRICK

Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.
FORD FRICK

Keep your eye on the ball.
FORD FRICK

Never charge a player and, above all, no pointing your finger or yelling.
FORD FRICK

Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.
FORD FRICK

Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as we...
FORD FRICK

Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.
FORD FRICK

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.
FORD FRICK

I'll never throw away my blue jeans.
SUSAN FORD

There's a different kind of comfort that comes from knowing that you are putting your best foot ...
TOM FORD

Self-acknowledgment boosts your emotional and spiritual immunity, giving you the strength you need t...
DEBBIE FORD

When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can ...
BETTY FORD

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
RICHARD FORD

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.
HENRY FORD

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for ...
HENRY FORD

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You are right.
HENRY FORD

What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - int...
HENRY FORD

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own bu...
HENRY FORD

You have been called to be who you are - the whole luminous light. No one can dim your light when yo...
DEBBIE FORD

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.
FORD MADDOX

I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc - the one thing I learned from ...
GLENN FORD

I'm quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for 'Blade Runner.' If, in fact,...
HARRISON FORD

The set for 'Blade Runner' was maybe the hardest set I've ever worked on because I think...
HARRISON FORD

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays you...
HENRY FORD

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
LEIGHTON FORD

I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough...
HENRY FORD

When Henry Ford decided to produce his famous V-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire...
HENRY FORD

I had my chance.' He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. 'I had my chance, and sometimes i...
JAMIE FORD

She learned to say things with her eyes that others waste time putting into words
COREY FORD

The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerabilit...
ANNA FORD

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do to more for the bettermen...
HENRY FORD

Money is like an arm or leg -- use it or lose it.
HENRY FORD

The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. ...
HENRY FORD

At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe.

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At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe.

John M. Ford

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