Katherine Dunn Quotes
American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I did a film called 'Fire with Fire.'
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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Our favorite holding period is forever.
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In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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Water for People is a non-profit international organization that brings together communities, entrepreneurs, governments - people - to create solutions that empower people to maintain their own reliable water systems and sanitation.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
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The European Union will never see America, or an American president, as a risk.
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Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
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There's a lot of garbage, and then there are those ones that just stand out so incredibly. You fight for those roles; you do everything in your power to get it.
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Even though I have lived in the States since I was 18, in my head I am still very British, and I do have this romance for towns in Middle America that nobody gets to see.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out.
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An all-out trade war with China would be damaging to Disney's business and to business in general. It's something I think we have to be very careful about.
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Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn comes will manufacture professors.
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Definitely scatterbrained. I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.
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When I go home, I still have to clean my room; I still have to do the dishes. We have somebody come every now and then to do that stuff, but my mom still makes me clean before she comes.
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American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc.
