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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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 thing about Moby Dick is that, at heart, it's a very simple plot - there's only one white whale in the ocean. When you're a boy growing up in a hostile home, you imagine it's unique: it's happening only to you.
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I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care.
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For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made it for exactly the right budget. Had it been made for a higher number, it would not have been as imaginative as we had to make it, given the budget constraints we had.
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Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?
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Every single moment shapes our future. Be intentional. Live on purpose!
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If it is not beautiful for someone, it does not exist.
