William Gibson Quotes
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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Among my generation, there was a purist position that any contact with electoral politics was an unforgiveable compromise.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
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I love snacks, but I'm kind of growing out of them. I'm getting into fruit and Clif Bars.
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When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
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The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
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Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.
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It was never in my heart to slight any man, but only that man should be kept in his place and not sit in the room of God.
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The point of all this is to be able to spend more time at the beach!
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I walk out of my apartment, and St. Vincent's is standing there like a ghost ship. That was the ground zero of AIDS in New York: a conservative institution that quickly adapted to its unconventional patients and made heroic efforts to try and save them.
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There is no actual starvation or deaths from starvation but there is widespread mortality from diseases due to malnutrition.
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The 'Net is a waste of time.
