Jack Vance Quotes
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So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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I hate running. I know I'm curvier - I know I'm small, but I'm not ripped. But I make a choice to be that way. I realize my arms aren't as toned as Halle Berry's but I don't want them to be.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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I'm not a good writer. It takes me a long time to get there. I write and then rewrite and revise and do it over and over until I'm satisfied.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
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I know and have worked alongside some of the designers, developers, and editors at Vox Media; you'd be proud to work with any of them.
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Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.
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No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.
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I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it.
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Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all.
