William Gibson Quotes
I had a list of things that science fiction, particularly American science fiction, to me seemed to do with tedious regularity. One was to not have strong female protagonists. One was to envision the future, whatever it was, as America.
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I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.
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I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.
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Being evil is easy.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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Some children are tackling tough times without the support that can help them because the adults in their life are scared to ask.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.
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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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I got nominated for a Tony in my Broadway debut, which was fascinating and thrilling and sort of unbelievable all at the same time.
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I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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I came into this league by myself, and I'll leave by myself.
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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
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My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear.
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Some people will always gossip.
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I want to work with great directors. I've picked films based on the script or the character and seen them collapse because the directors were not strong visionaries.
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But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the eastern United States is covered and a few spots here and there.
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I had a list of things that science fiction, particularly American science fiction, to me seemed to do with tedious regularity. One was to not have strong female protagonists. One was to envision the future, whatever it was, as America.
