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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Often, when people ask me what I read as a young girl, I lie. Or, I should say, I lie by omission. I tell them about my brilliant fourth-grade teacher, Miss Artis, who assigned us 'Johnny Tremain' and 'Where the Red Fern Grows' and 'Tuck Everlasting,' all books that made an impression on me. And people nod in approval.
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The worst attitude of all would be the professional attitude which regards children in the lump as a sort of raw material which we have to handle.
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One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre.
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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.
