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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Let's be honest. Georgia, if you get the best players in this state, you should be winning championships.
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I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me anymore, that's when it's over.
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What is the origin of God?
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Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.
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Each of us has some unique capability waiting for realization. Every person is valuable in his own existence, for himself alone... each of us can bring to fruition these innate, God-given abilities.
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Skill is a function of chance. It’s an intuitive best-use of chance situations.