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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You've got to be able to take the bad events with the good ones. You've got to learn to deal with them and learn to take as much as you can from those. Have fun and put as much as you can into it. As long as you've done your best, that's all you can do.
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I treat Twitter like a news feed. I follow you guys, I follow every news organization - left, right, center, and everything in between - and it's like a ticker on my phone. For me it's that you have to wade through the people who wish you were dead - and I have to respect their opinions - but it helps me stay on top of the news.
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Just listen to all this sweet, sweet music. I'm working the music.
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Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.
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Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.
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Crazy people do not apply the principle of scientific parsimony... they shoot for the baroque.
