William Gibson Quotes
If ignorance were enough to make things not exist, the world would be more like a lot of people think it is. But it's not. And it's not.
Quotes to Explore
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I feel like most creative people are total freaks.
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God's not thinking about your mistakes, failures or shortcomings. No, His thoughts toward you are good.
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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.
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I think the line is where you're in the studio, you're creating. That belongs to you as an artist. Nothing should taint that. I shouldn't be thinking about what the fans want, I shouldn't be thinking about what the radio wants, what the label wants, what your manager wants, a song for the chicks, a song for the street.
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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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People often write after they finish their career, or they don't play anymore, or they are not anymore active. So I say, why do that? And let's do it differently.
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The techniques of being an Internet visionary are just like those of lower-tech fortunetellers through the ages. A technological visionary must tell people what they want to hear, because your company's stock won't rise if you spout an unpopular vision to analysts.
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I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilty of something you should live with it. Get rid of it - how can you get rid of a real guilt? I think people should live with it, face up to it.
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I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn't like children on bicycles or roller skates... or with big dogs.
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As a woman, you're not accessible to every world.
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It's such a joy to talk to a roomful of people who have read my novel and are eager to talk about it.
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Over the course of history, the people who are not scared go into the woods and are mauled by a bear, are not going to survive.
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Home wasn't so much a house as people, family.
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I think everyone should be with who they love. I don't want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals. Ha ha ha!
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A cook never knows if the dish he perfected for hours was described properly or if a guest even liked his food. It's hard to spend hours perfecting a dish only to relinquish control. But chefs need to put aside their egos and trust the people serving the food.
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Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces.
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I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.
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If ignorance were enough to make things not exist, the world would be more like a lot of people think it is. But it's not. And it's not.
