Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
The riot, then, was an exercise in science and theology-a seeking after clues by the living as to what life was all about.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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Sometimes we misunderstand what films can do. We just throw a whole book in there, with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell.
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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I came of age as a male lead actor just as the TV landscape dramatically shifted.
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So black people all across this country are uniting. They must unite, and they must organize themselves.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that.
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I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
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Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering.
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Luxury is a state of mind.
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I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'
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People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.
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When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.
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This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.
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It takes a certain ingenuous faith - but I have it - to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come to judge things with liberality and truth.
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Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.
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Life is never going to be perfect, as much as we want it to be, and I have to lead by example.
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The riot, then, was an exercise in science and theology-a seeking after clues by the living as to what life was all about.
