Philip Johnson Quotes
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.
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Our house is a constant mayhem of music, noise, socializing and business. It vibrates life, as a house should.
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Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
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Everything is real on me.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
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I don't think anything I've written has been done in under six or eight drafts. Usually it takes me a few years to write a book. 'World's Fair' was an exception. It seemed to be a particularly fluent book as it came. I did it in seven months. I think what happened in that case is that God gave me a bonus book.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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It's quantity of time at home and quality of time at work that counts; don't mix them up!
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Until spring training in 1946, the only time I pitched was in 1945 in the GI World Series.
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I can afford to say what I wish.
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I know where my game is. I know I'm a power hitter and an RBI guy. I need to get on base for my teammates behind me and just stick with my game. I don't try to do too much. Sometimes when you try to do too much in this game you pretty much can't do anything. And that's pretty much my mentality.
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It's about labeling. For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous. I'd like to see it rebranded. We need to see a celebration of our femininity and softness.
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I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral.
