Philip K. Dick Quotes
Am I being paid back for something I did? He asked himself. Something I don't know about or remember? But nobody pays back, he reflected. I learned that a long time ago: you're not paid back for the bad you do nor the good you do. It all comes out uneven at the end. Haven’t I learned that by now, if I've learned anything?Philip K. Dick
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Wikipedia is kind of extreme, where a very, very small group of people contribute pretty much everything.
Adam D'Angelo -
Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
Mallory Ortberg -
I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
Taylor Schilling -
When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
Laura Harring -
I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
Aaron Ciechanover -
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
Hans Jonas
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
Naguib Mahfouz -
The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
Jack Hannah -
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
Carl von Clausewitz -
I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
Carlos Santana Santana -
With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
Maiara Walsh -
I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
Famke Janssen
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I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi -
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
Oliver Goldsmith -
Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.
Carl D. Anderson -
The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
Walter Gropius -
I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.
Randy Johnson -
Looking around, I saw so many unhappy adults, people who loathed their jobs, and I didn't want to be one of them.
Patrick deWitt
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Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains.
Gale Norton -
When mothers earn their fair share, young children have greater access to quality health care, educational opportunities, and safe communities. By ending the wage gap, we will help ensure that every child can achieve his or her God-given potential.
Kirsten Gillibrand -
Coming through the fire and through the storm of life with a strong man, my fiance Ashanti, whom I've been dating for eight months and two wonderful children beside me, I'm just so happy that I have been able to maintain my integrity and get to where I am today with the right energy around me.
Angie Stone -
In a short story, you can use someone - we're only going to be with that person for maybe 10 pages, and they can have sort of a one note personality. And in a novel, you need to have arrows pointing more than one direction for that person.
Rebecca Makkai -
The Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower. They're monumental. They're straight out of Page 52 in your school history book.
Billy Crystal -
Am I being paid back for something I did? He asked himself. Something I don't know about or remember? But nobody pays back, he reflected. I learned that a long time ago: you're not paid back for the bad you do nor the good you do. It all comes out uneven at the end. Haven’t I learned that by now, if I've learned anything?
Philip K. Dick