Gene Wolfe Quotes
You have a walking stick. Suppose it could walk by itself, and that it chose to walk away from you. ... It would no longer be a walking stick at all, only a stick that walked.
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And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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I love women more than anything.
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I don't weigh. I don't weigh in at all.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
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Home is where your rump rests.
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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If you're gonna use simile, analogy, metaphor, be descriptive and have some flowery adjectives and a few odd nouns and some engaging bits of dialogue or sentiment, then you're sort of writing a novel, really. But rock lyrics are not really known for their sophistication.
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I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
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It's always nice when someone comes up to you and tells you they enjoy the show. At least they're not coming up and saying how much they hate it.
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You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.
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That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
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Actors need to learn when their character is front and center and when it's more in the background.
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It is always challenging bowling abroad - you don't get much spin, bounce. You do get bounce, but you don't get sideways spin. It is always drifting kind of spin you get.
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Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the dogmas of modern times, progress and the cult of the future.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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I find myself walking these lines. Like I might be an artist, but I also might be an activist. And I'm trying to be both in a way that honors both and doesn't stray too far into either.
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When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.
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You have a walking stick. Suppose it could walk by itself, and that it chose to walk away from you. ... It would no longer be a walking stick at all, only a stick that walked.
