Laura Anne Gilman Quotes
He checked, of course. Being sure and being willing to risk that surety against his future were not the same thing.
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?
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There was always the consolation that if I didn't like what I wrote I could throw it away or burn it.
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I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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Textbook rental is a great concept. It is just a great business model.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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This is what I love to do. And if pressure is something that comes with playing good golf, that's something a professional golfer has to handle.
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I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing.
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The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they could neither read nor write.
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Although labor income is by far the largest component of gross national product, a job is not just a commodity. For many, work is an important reason for living. Even for those who are less fortunate in their allocation of work, being unemployed is a miserable state.
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
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I've learned that universal acceptance and appreciation is just an unrealistic goal.
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It's possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn't have certain characteristics is only going to go so far.
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Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
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The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization.
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Thompson is a typical American: wide feet, good jab; he'll try to have a fight.
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I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.
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We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.
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Chimpanzees will eat a little bit of meat. But, they never eat dairy products, and no other animal would do that.
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People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.
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He checked, of course. Being sure and being willing to risk that surety against his future were not the same thing.
