William Gibson Quotes
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The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.
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'Pong' is simply a knockoff of the Odyssey Ping-Pong game.
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.
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Too many actors get on an ego trip and won't do commercials, so they sit around for 20 years between jobs.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
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I really loved animals when I was little - my friend and I had an imaginary vet's office; we would mime doing surgery on animals. We treated more injuries than illnesses - fixing with a baby bear with a broken leg, removing a tumor. Of course, our surgeries would take about five seconds; that's how good we were.
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I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.
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The female attention I have to struggle hardest with is from my two-year-old daughter.
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My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.
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A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding... and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.
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I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.
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I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive.
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Moreover, the whole purpose of God's mighty acts is to bring man to know Him by faith; and Scripture knows no foundation for faith but the spoken word of God, inviting our trust in Him on the basis of what He has done for us.
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Stand high long enough and your lightning will come.
