Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
You couldn't help that you were born without a heart. At least you tried to believe what the people with hearts believed - so you were a good man just the same.
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
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You start thinking about a character in a new book, of course you're going to think pretty soon, 'Well, what's their secret? What is their problem?' Maybe, 'What is their secret?' is another way of saying, 'What is their problem?' There's got to be some issue, or you've got a totally boring book!
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I always wanted to be the person to whom people looked forward to give opportunities. As opposed to always being the person who wants to work with others and who is always the backup: where it's like, 'If nothing works out then OK, let's get this person.'
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French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.
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White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.
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I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
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I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.
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If you give a party, you better give it right.
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I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant.
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I bear a charmed life.
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Obviously, any living musician born after 1960 has been touched by rock and roll. It's the music of our time, and it's 'in the air,' as Steve Reich would say. My experience of it is just really direct because I'm actually playing in a collaborative band.
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I've never been heckled. I think because I look too small and vulnerable. Sometimes I look out into the audience and see pity in their eyes, so I guess those people may be the ones who would shout something out if they didn't feel so sorry for me.
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education.
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You couldn't help that you were born without a heart. At least you tried to believe what the people with hearts believed - so you were a good man just the same.
