Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
Hey - guess what: You're the only creature with free will. How does that make you feel?
Quotes to Explore
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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But to the slave mother New Year's day comes laden with peculiar sorrows. She sits on her cold cabin floor, watching the children who may all be torn from her the next morning; and often does she wish that she and they might die before the day dawns.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
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I'm one of the best condensers in the business.
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The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and I'm not happy working as an actress, I'll stop. It's not something I have to do. It's not a vocation.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.
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I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day.
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I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in.
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I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.
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'At least we can put a little sense into life.''I don’t know whether we do or whether we find what was always there,' he replied. 'Nor do I care greatly. To me, the important thing is that the purpose-order, beauty, spirit, whatever you want to call it-does exist.'
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Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.
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If you like vanilla, you're not going to like 'Breaking Bad' - you need to like a specific flavor that is unusual, that is different, that takes risks.
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Hey - guess what: You're the only creature with free will. How does that make you feel?
