Philip K. Dick Quotes
This is an artifact and that was a relic. This is alive in the now, whereas that merely remained.
Quotes to Explore
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I think you grow up every year, every day. You learn something new and try to really worry about what's important in life.
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Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it's raining or snowing. That's what an actor should do.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.
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Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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At age 14, coming to the U.S., all I knew was American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov, Nureyev, and some of the European companies. I barely knew anything about Balanchine.
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I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.
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When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
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This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us. This is required of us so that the face of the earth may be renewed.
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I've punched a fan in the face because he was obnoxious. I've also pinched a child and made him cry, but I was 10 then!
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It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
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If the light is right, you can squint at the Taj and see the specter of its black twin on the other side of the Yamuna - and it is then that you truly marvel not just at the Taj, but at the wonder of what might have been.
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If I've tried to bring anything to federal politics, it's the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart; we can look after each other better than we do today.
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In almost every single way, George and I share the same values. And if we differ on some issues, it's very, very minor.
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Charity is really self-interest masquerading under the form of altruism.
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I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.
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Yeah, I had a tremendous time shooting in Nebraska. I like that state a lot, all over it.
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Being an insomniac only slows me down. I try not to write at night, as I'm concerned that this will affect the quality. I might have a Scotch to keep me going, but I like to be as awake and as alert as possible.
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...our progenitors, the kings of England, have before these times been lords of the English sea on every side...and it would very much grieve us if in this kind of defence our royal honour should be lost.
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This is an artifact and that was a relic. This is alive in the now, whereas that merely remained.
