Philip K. Dick Quotes
Activity does not necessarily mean life. Quasars are active. And a monk meditating is not inanimate.
Quotes to Explore
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children.
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Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.
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All tastes have the quality of being in some way artificial and invented. The secret of life is to have enough detachment from your tastes and your values to see that they are a little bit absurd.
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I believe life is an 'experience ball.' You throw it at someone, it picks up their response... it grows. You play with that ball, learning what it teaches you.
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If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
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I like to look for patterns in science and life. It's what I do.
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Having this interest here in the Redskins is the chief hobby of my life.
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My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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You have to fall. You have to understand what that feels like. For what I want in my life, and for where I want to go with this music, you gotta be humiliated, man. You gotta understand what that feels like. It just makes you stronger.
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I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
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I quickly realized I live the least interesting literary life imaginable. My parents are happily married. There haven't been any major traumas. I'm not sure that the story of my life would be much fun to read.
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'God,' Eldritch said, 'promises eternal life. I can do better; I can deliver it.'
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Factory farming came about from a moral race to the bottom, with corporations vying against each other to produce more and bigger animals with less care at lower cost.
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I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons... Actors have no inhibitions, and I'm inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.
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The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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Activity does not necessarily mean life. Quasars are active. And a monk meditating is not inanimate.
