Ian Bogost Quotes
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I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986.
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I go to the pub, hang out with my family - that's pretty much it. I also do a lot of sports when I get the chance. I'm actually a pretty mellow guy.
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These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting and where to put the reversal and all of that - and I think we can do more interesting narratives.
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Man has done a lot to make himself dangerous and animals get the worst of all of it. But then, man too is an animal.
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I'll make a horrible housewife. It's not like I'm disgusting, but I'm pretty bad about having a drink or eating something and then leaving the plate and rushing to go.
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I love living in the country, so much so that I'm even surprised by it. I have met lots of interesting people - the community was really welcoming, and I now probably have a more interesting social life than I did in the city.
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
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At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.
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So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.
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You are fully responsible for everything you are, everything you have and everything you become.
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The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man.
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I'd always want to decorate my bedroom. I needed visuals and to be stimulated by things. I'm still like that. It's the way I see the world.
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Under current law, on January 1st, 2013, there is going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases.
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We each have the kind of children we deserve.
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Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.
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If you want something that's going to provide you with a lot of challenges and a variety of different things to do, then you really can't beat a place like the Air Force. I don't mean this to sound like a recruiting pitch. But it's been a lot of fun.
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"I would call him an ordinary man, but, well." Another grin. "Even I am not capable of such delusional self-effacement."
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Okay, there's this thing you can do, a thing you can do like no other person on this planet. That makes you special, but being special ready doesn't mean anything. You still have to get dressed in the morning. Your shoelaces still break. Your lover will still leave you if you don't treat her right.
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I'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing. I don't feel like it's finished at all. I'm still planning to write better songs.
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To be dull is easy,
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Looking for meaning in the ordinary seems like the most urgent thing that we can do.
