Bessie Head Quotes
People with really weak characters cause an immense amount of suffering in the world. They destroy whole civilisations.
Quotes to Explore
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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I love books.
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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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I like an even-keeled, slow-paced job.
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I don't mind dating younger men now.
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An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.
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People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.
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I would like to tell stories through the lens of the gay person, but not just for gay people.
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He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.
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People with really weak characters cause an immense amount of suffering in the world. They destroy whole civilisations.
