Katherine Dunn Quotes
This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.
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Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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Scribbling things down is my therapy. I filter later.
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When I was in South Africa, I was meeting with people who never heard of Lego bricks. And yet, when I was like, 'Here they are,' they immediately got it. They saw the appeal, were snapping bricks and creating their little creations right there immediately.
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Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.
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The energy you give off is the energy you receive. I really think that, so I'm always myself - jumping, dancing, singing around, trying to cheer everybody up.
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I'm not surprised, motherfuckers.
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… I really hate big laptops. I can't understand people who lug around 15' (or 17'!) monsters. The right weight for a laptop is 1kg, no more.
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I see a clock, but I cannot envision the clockmaker. The human mind is unable to conceive of the four dimensions, so how can it conceive of a God, before whom a thousand years and a thousand dimensions are as one?
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It's very easy for people to put out music.
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I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.
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You can tell when a writer moves out of a place of struggle and into a place of comfort, and it's always a bad thing.
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Reruns are wonderful because it usually indicates that they had something going for them to begin with and that's why you're still looking at them. And in both my shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the last one, they were so well written and so good they hold up.
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There was a time I thought about being a professional guide. I'm a big outdoorsman, but the acting thing has always been there - always something I wanted to do.
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I've been a part of a couple of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia nights, and watching the Dead's fan base be so passionate reminds me of what Jerry was so much about, making the community a better place.
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I like the constant rise and fall of the British film industry. But above all, I like the workhorses who kept going no matter what.
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I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me for more than just what I was showing off for.
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I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.
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I'm the demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol. Let's party.
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Some people’s lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. . . . It just happens, and then life goes on. No one prepares you for it.
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I like meeting and connecting with readers.
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This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.
