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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I was a huge ham in school in Atlanta.
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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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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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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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If audiences are sort of interested in movies that are made like McDonald's hamburgers, which do have a value in the world, then we have to re-evaluate our entire career.
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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 don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.
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Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.
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Whenever there's a new form of media, we always think it's going to replace the old thing, and it never does. We still have radio, however long after TV was introduced.
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America offers the most amount of people the best opportunity to pursue happiness on the planet. That's why millions of illegal immigrants have poured into the country - most of them poor. They believe they have a shot to improve themselves economically.
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Africa is destined to anarchy. It is turning into 36 Haitis, with 36 Duvaliers, full of Cadillacs, beggars and snarling dogs.
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Stand high long enough and your lightning will come.
