William Gibson Quotes
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different.
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I'm a night owl for sure. I was born at 1 A.M., and that's the excuse I use.
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Most of Google's home technologies have failed to catch on in a major way.
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I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.
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I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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I never thought about having a daughter, and then I had a daughter, and it was a remarkable thing. It was very different from having a son and your response to it. With a son, it's much more complex. And it's probably because of my stuff in the past. With a daughter, I was surprised at how simple it is.
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The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.
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Your subconscious's goal is to recreate unresolved childhood issues and then hopefully mend them.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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I often have the impression that the book I've just finished isn't satisfied: that it rejects me because I haven't successfully completed it. Because there is no going back, I'm forced to begin a new book so I can finally complete the previous one.
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I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
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As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the short run.
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I hate watching myself on screen! I absolutely hate it, it's so hard to watch. I can see myself in magazines, but watching on TV or movies is like, 'Ugh.'
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I'm always really comfortable writing strong, smart ladies. That's kind of my bailiwick.
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Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing now even more.
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In my view the plangent artificiality of a lot of creative work results from the fact that the people who write novels, direct films and put on plays tend to read too many novels, watch too many films and go to too many plays.
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When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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I don't always like writing, but I very much like having written.
