Philip K. Dick Quotes
That is the artist's job: take mineral rock from dark silent earth, transform it into shining light-reflecting form from sky.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.
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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.
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When I was 13 or 14, my mother used to gift me books that I was dying to read. Those are my most memorable birthday gifts.
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Instead of hazarding our future on the dirty fuels of the past, let's invest in clean power that can drive this country forward. Let's cut energy waste, make our economy the world's most efficient, and give our workers a leg up in the global marketplace.
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I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.
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Trust me, you have to fight. When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.
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Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.
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Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.
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I owe my success to my two families. If my father hadn't been willing to make sacrifices for me, I would have never won the role on 'Everybody Hates Chris'. I like working with my television family, too. We have a lot of love for each other.
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It would be hard to exaggerate Ernest Hemingway's influence over American literature, but his influence on our lives is probably larger still.
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I’ve lived the literal meaning of the ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave.’ It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest. Even at a ball game, when someone talks during the anthem or doesn’t take off his hat, it pisses me off. I’m not one to be quiet about it, either.
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My first official consulting job, therefore, was for a scrap metal dealer (he resented the term 'junk dealer') in East Edmonton named Benny Sugarman.
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My whole life is a dark room. One big dark room.
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That is the artist's job: take mineral rock from dark silent earth, transform it into shining light-reflecting form from sky.
