William Gibson Quotes
All we really have when we pretend to write about the future is the moment in which we are writing. That's why every imagined future obsoletes like an ice cream melting on the way back from the corner store.
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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The alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most important developments on the contemporary political scene.
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You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff.
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If you actively do something, it will stop making you feel like a victim and you'll start feeling like part of the solution, which is just a huge benefit to your body and your psyche.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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There are some things that I write that I know are personal in a way, or the gag is so obscure that it's just for me, and there's other things that could basically be for anybody or be anything, at least until the lyrics start to get written.
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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
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I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like a psychic medium.
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As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.
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The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether a book is action-packed or not, all I need are well-written prose and quirky, fabulous characters to keep me going.
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All we really have when we pretend to write about the future is the moment in which we are writing. That's why every imagined future obsoletes like an ice cream melting on the way back from the corner store.
