Jack Vance Quotes
Now was the present, now was the time containing that sweet union of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, spirit, will and imagination named Nancy.
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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The hour of the liberal interventionists like Hillary Clinton in Libya, like the neocons' hour of power in the GOP, is over.
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How does one endure in a place they shouldn't be condemned to live in? You could take that same question and apply it to any number of neighborhoods in any number of cities.
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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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That's been the most exciting part of the show - incorporating the magic and the acrobats and the singing and dancing to make our 'Pippin.'
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If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.
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In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.
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The affinity towards suits was a functional thing for me early on because I was thrifting at secondhand shops, and it was also initially a way of grieving - my father had passed, and he used to wear suits all the time.
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You pass the old L.A. County jail, which is surprisingly beautiful. It's got a handsome stone facade and stately columns. The new L.A. County jail - called The Twin Towers - isn't beautiful at all; it's a stucco panopticon the color of sick flesh.
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If you care about your product, you should care just as much about how you describe it.
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Now was the present, now was the time containing that sweet union of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, spirit, will and imagination named Nancy.
