Jack Vance Quotes
He said that humanity in the main was crass, stupid, boorish and vulgar, and that I could learn at least this much from you.
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I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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I am so saddened and grossed out by young women who look like creepy, old aliens because of their new Barbie noses and lips. Is that a smile or a grimace?
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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I really love the '90s. I love the music from then for sure, and to go back to New York then would be a really wonderful thing.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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If we focus on loving others the way God does, scripture says that we will be fulfilling His whole law.
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The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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Fabo is a real rock star, but people look over it, so I'll try to bring it to the light if I can.
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Health and well-being, as well as how we can live in harmony with our planet, is something I'm passionate about.
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Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
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I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five minutes. I like that there's always something going on. Working doesn't have such a momentous feel - like it's all or nothing.
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I'm a little more goofy than I think people give me credit for. I like to have fun. I like to have a good time. People don't always get to see that.
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Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
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By GIVING to others, instead of GETTING, we can still find we have everything we need in Christ.
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I was like a cat always climbing the wrong tree.
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Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
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He said that humanity in the main was crass, stupid, boorish and vulgar, and that I could learn at least this much from you.
