Rebecca Solnit Quotes
Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don't--and it surprises me, even in myself, how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown.
Quotes to Explore
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The only way to find out why someone decides to engage in armed combat is to look at their individual personality.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.
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'The Satanic Verses' was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult.
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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
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Clark Gable seemed fascinating all his life because there wasn't so much information about him. Today, you're on television all the time.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.'
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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Now we have new tools for exploring the deep and have to pull together a deep exploration program that takes advantage of them.
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When in doubt, do it.
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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
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I never had to look for confidence because I just wore what I wanted to wear. I would never wear anything to offend my husband or my mother, but outside of that, I always figured, I hope I'm not a rebel, and I hope everybody liked it. And if they didn't like it, it really was not going to disturb me because it was their problem, not mine.
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This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot of thinking, I became less violent. I realized that there must be other ways. So, I started to pursue them.
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From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right.
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For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.
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The army of the emboldened and gleefully ill-informed is growing.
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And if I'm being honest, I don't think I have an ex-boyfriend who would have something mean to say about me.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.
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I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying.
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Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don't--and it surprises me, even in myself, how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown.
