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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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.
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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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When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people.
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People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
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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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The Social Register is a nice address book for some people, but that's about it.
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For who is there but you? - who not only claim to be a good man and a gentleman, for many are this, and yet have not the power of making others good. Whereas you are not only good yourself, but also the cause of goodness in others.
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Coupling doesn't always have to do with sex ... Two people holding each other up like flying buttresses. Two people depending on each other and babying each other and defending each other against the world outside. Sometimes it was worth all the disadvantages of marriage just to have that: one friend in an indifferent world.
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I want to tell the children of the world, you are all our children, each one of you is my child and I love you all.
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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.
