Gene Wolfe Quotes
We don't harm the gods when we mingle their names with our curses and obscenities. We harm ourselves. I said that I didn't regard most gods as holy, but they don't have to be for our malice and mockery to recoil upon ourselves.
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My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.
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When I get into the studio, I write from my heart.
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Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.
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I have a couple of girlfriends who've told me some horror stories but I've never had a really terrible kiss before.
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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As we've learned in 1941, national emergencies can create strange bedfellows.
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The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Fashion should be playful.
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Say something personal, not from a publicist.
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When I was young, I wanted to be the greatest blues singer of all time. I wrecked my education and left home for it.
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The days of the Pentagon Papers debates seem long past, when a sudden transparency yielded insight into fights over war and peace and freedom and security; the transparency afforded by Twitter and Facebook yields insights that extend no further than a lawmaker's boundless narcissism and a culture's pitiless prurience.
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I can count on one hand how many people I trust.
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Islam is a peaceful religion.
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I'd really love to be a versatile, chameleon-like actress, stretching myself a bit.
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I'm playing a very strong character, it's the story of the woman Polish Jews out of the Warsaw ghetto. I've just begun my weapons training and the SAS type training that's getting me fit.
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The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.
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You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.
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I'd finished a dissertation, writing about how international humanitarian organizations worked with kids in war zones and then I made this transition from the academic world to officer candidate school and to the SEAL teams. It was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life.
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Несчастные эгоистичны, злы, несправедливы, жестоки и менее, чем глупцы, способны понимать друг друга. Не соединяет, а разъединяет людей несчастье...
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I try to live instinctively. And I guess I've always enjoyed living in a fantasy world, daydreaming. I really do think that dreaming and fantasies are very important to the human psyche and the soul. That's why I want to act.
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In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
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We don't harm the gods when we mingle their names with our curses and obscenities. We harm ourselves. I said that I didn't regard most gods as holy, but they don't have to be for our malice and mockery to recoil upon ourselves.
