Plutarch Quotes
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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I listen to music constantly while writing.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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Within Internet users, you have a big chunk of people who can convert to online shopping.
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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
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The full weight and mystery of your art rests upon your relationship to your subject matter.
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Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.
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I once said some mean things about someone, and they were standing right behind me. That experience taught me to never talk bad about anyone.
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I love to sing all kinds of music, but I know that my heart is for people to know God, and I want them to experience his love.
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All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the safe side and the just side of a question is the generous side and the merciful side.
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The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
