William Gaddis Quotes
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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Would the world be a better place if all drugs were legalized tomorrow? Absolutely. But pragmatically speaking, you're not going to go from the criminalization of all drugs to the legalization of drugs overnight.
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To this day, some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great. You're a singer; your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they're true.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.
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I really desperately want to write and direct my own movie.
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The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth.
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As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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If it is not beautiful for someone, it does not exist.
