Philip K. Dick Quotes
Crazy people do not apply the principle of scientific parsimony... they shoot for the baroque.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe that you can always learn from observation.
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.
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My family didn't have any money growing up. I'm just a girl from the ghetto; from Indio, California.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed.
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I'm letting inspiration move me, in whatever direction it may, without concern if this sounds too rap or too indie, or there's too many words in it.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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The idol in the temple is not God. But since God resides in every atom, He resides in that idol too.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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Film-making is not liberating. It drains a lot out of you, and it's fulfilling only temporarily. It's a very thankless thing at times. When you're spending all that time on a film, you don't want 40,000 people to see it - it's just not enough. You dream of more.
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When you watch people when they're relaxed, that's when you learn the most about them. That's when you really learn about who they really are.
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I don't know why it's still a taboo to be a feminist.
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Crazy people do not apply the principle of scientific parsimony... they shoot for the baroque.
