Pearl S. Buck Quotes
Story belongs to the people. They are sounder judges of it than anyone else, for their senses are unspoiled and their emotions are free.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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When belief in a god dies, the god dies.
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There will be many types of assets codified into the blockchain, and they are all not just going to be on the bitcoin blockchain - it's going to be a number of different assets here. And the best way to invest in that is a diversified portfolio.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I had an Indiana Jones fedora that I loved. I don't know what happened to it. I don't know where it went. Wish I had it back. Whoever's got it, you suck.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Inspire your children. I promise, your kids will think you're cool if you do this. They may not tell you that now, but they'll thank you later in life.
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I never pile a plate to the point where it overflows. I'd rather have a small plate with small portions and then get up for more if I'm still hungry.
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As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.
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If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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I remember the general anxiety of teenager, and I remember establishing some sort of appearance based on what my peers would think. And cliques, oh my God, the worst. The worst!
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications.
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There are many worlds and many systems of Universes existing all at the same time, all of them perishable.
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When you're part of an ensemble and share the screen with so many people, you become close to them because you're hanging out all the time. Obviously you have your ups and downs, but that kind of brings you closer in many ways.
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I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom.
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It is not marriage that fails; it is people that fail. All that marriage does is to show people up.
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Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.
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Story belongs to the people. They are sounder judges of it than anyone else, for their senses are unspoiled and their emotions are free.
