Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
When I'm being funny, I try not to offend. I don't think much of what I've done has been in really ghastly taste. I don't think I have embarrassed many people or distressed them.
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Trump wants to build a wall at the border of Mexico, while Clinton wants to tear down all walls.
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I have to protect myself because people think that because you come into 25 million homes every week, they know you. I walk the line between being gracious and being rude.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
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Isolated and unincorporated, North Gulfport lacked a basic infrastructure: flooding and contaminated drinking water were frequent problems. Although finally incorporated in 1994 - not long after the arrival of the first casino - many of North Gulfport's streets still lack curbs, sidewalks, and gutters.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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It seems to me an indictment of the Republican Party that if you talk about issues of poverty and upward mobility, people assume you're a Democrat.
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I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
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I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.
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The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
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It makes a lot of sense to me. She seems to me like a Jewish woman, the way she thinks and behaves.
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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People want fashion from us, whereas they might buy core styles from other designers.
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Don't get me wrong - I don't want to be mean to the scammers. There are lots of people online who do that. I'm content merely having fun inventing, and I figure any time they're spending with me is time in which they're not scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings.
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When I'm being funny, I try not to offend. I don't think much of what I've done has been in really ghastly taste. I don't think I have embarrassed many people or distressed them.
