Gary Gygax Quotes
The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally.
Quotes to Explore
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When you love someone so much that you are in pain when you are apart it ends up being destructive. I never want to be in that place again.
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I'm a compulsive reader of fiction. I fell in love with novels when I was a teenager. My wife Marilyn and I... our initial friendship began because we are both readers. I've gone to sleep almost every night of my life after having read in a novel for 30 or 40 minutes. I'm a great reader of fiction and much less so of non-fiction.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.
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Comedians paint ourselves into corners all the time, and tastes in comedy change. The guy in 'The Hangover' was a really fun character to do, and it was easy to do. But you have to find other things because audiences will let you do that for a little bit, and then they're like, 'What else do you have for us, monkey?'
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In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.
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I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even.
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I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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I remember bringing some of my other friends to our table, and everyone at our table would look at them and ask me, 'What are you doing? Why'd you bring him?' It was annoying high school stuff that still goes on now. My high school was really bad.
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It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.
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The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media.
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There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.
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Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.
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I used to define success as being able to produce any result you wanted, whether it was a relationship, weight-loss, being a millionaire, impacting the culture, changing society, whatever it might be - it might be homelessness, whatever - and lately, I've redefined success as 'fulfilling your soul's purpose.'
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There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes.
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I am the perfect example that if you give somebody a chance, especially here in the United States, one can find the way.
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Brick and mortar stores will ultimately mark down between 50 to 60% of its merchandise because they don't know who's walking in the door on any day, so they lose control.
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When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
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The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally.
