Philip K. Dick Quotes
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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
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Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion.
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The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
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We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.
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I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.
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So the storm passed and every one was happy.
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Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.
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I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.
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I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn't matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film.
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Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.
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I disagree with the followers of Marx and those of Adam Smith: the reason free markets work is because they allow people to be lucky, thanks to aggressive trial and error, not by giving rewards or 'incentives' for skill.
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Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.
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It appears then, that capitalist production comprises conditions independent of good or bad will, conditions which permit the working-class to enjoy that relative prosperity only momentarily, and at that always only as the harbinger of a coming crisis.
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We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.
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I enjoyed the experience. I'm just really ecstatic to come out with a medal.
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Pearl Jam is a band I have a lot of respect for. Nirvana and Sonic Youth I feel the same way about. Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Givers, and Foo Fighters are just some of my favorites. I respect bands that give me something of themselves that I can feel. ("Posing" bands turn me off generally speaking.) It all has to do with a feeling I have about them. That is what music is to me, a feeling. It's similar with people too.
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A nation that hates politics will not long survive as a democracy.
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone.
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Skill is a function of chance. It’s an intuitive best-use of chance situations.
