William Gibson Quotes
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I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
Quentin Tarantino -
Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
Laraine Day -
Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
N. R. Narayana Murthy -
The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
Umberto Eco -
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
Aaron Sorkin
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
Adam Davidson -
Enforcement is the long overdue step to protect our Nation from external threats in a time of war. And then once we do that, we can effectively discuss a guest worker program.
J. D. Hayworth -
I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
Ted Danson -
I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts.
Zainab Salbi -
Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
Patricia MacLachlan -
When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
Sade Adu
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In Argentina, we're surrounded by polo ponies. The farm covers roughly 170 hectares, and there are no cattle or sheep, just horses.
Facundo Pieres -
One year you go in for auditions, and everybody thinks you're the queen of comedy, and the next year, you're so 'yesterday,' and it's not because you've done anything, or your ability has changed; you haven't been in work because you've been putting on weight and then trying to lose it.
Sally Phillips -
The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.
Iris Johansen -
I love a bit of a sequin and a bead. I do, even though I usually wear trousers, when I put a frock on. I like a bead or a sequin.
Jacki Weaver -
Junk DNA - or, as scientists call it nowadays, noncoding DNA - remains a mystery: No one knows how much of it is essential for life.
Sam Kean -
IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is.
Vernor Vinge
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The president has said Republicans want dirty air and dirty water.
Sean Hannity -
I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will last for generations.
Jack White The White Stripes -
Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts.
Herbie Hancock -
I'm quite a precious painter; my style is a messy fine art - sort of impressionist. I do portraits, I love painting other artists, but recently, I've been playing around with self portraits, putting on different characters.
Tali Lennox -
Generation X is dead. It has come to mean anyone aged 13 to 55 years old.
William Gibson