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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I am definitely a worrier.
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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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Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
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I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing.
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Crimes, like Virtues, are their own Rewards.
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For those of you who like to scarf your popcorn in the sack, the good news is that Newman's Own contains an aphrodisiac.
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It was like two drunks in a back alley throwing punches at each other.
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I deal with conflicts that irritate people and give them stress, like the dispute over a car payment. I can resolve those cases in a moment.
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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.
