Wendell Berry Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show how clever we are.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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I don't get recognised that much in the street.
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari, you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway, and you step on the gas.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it's raining or snowing. That's what an actor should do.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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Everything is designed to help you sell out.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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Seed investing is the status symbol of Silicon Valley. Most people don't want Ferraris, they want a winning seed investment.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.
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The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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When a novelist has “something to say,” they mean a message. It has political connotations, or a religious message, or a moral prescription. It means “commitment,” as used by Sartre and other fellow-travelers. They are saying that the writer has a world view, a sort of truth that he wishes to communicate, and that his writing has an ulterior significance. I am against this.
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I've dated girls that aren't, this is gonna sound so horrible, that aren't super smart, but they still are super confident, and that's more what I've been attracted to is the confidence and the sense of humor.
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Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.
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It's difficult to sustain a growth rate like we've been seeing.
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Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.
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I'm a writer more than I am a talker.
