William Thurston Quotes
You don't see what you're seeing until you see it but when you do see it, it lets you see many other things.
Quotes to Explore
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Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.
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When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in 'Bearded Ladies' are a little bit experimental.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place.
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I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go.
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The biggest things in life are not materials.
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When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.
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I really did love hockey. It was one of my favorite things to do.
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.
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I travel with a lot of clothes, which is a really bad idea because it's such a nightmare to travel. I always overpack because I like to bring things with me, and I accumulate stuff, so it piles up. I travel with everything I own.
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Only in a novel are all things given full play.
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Nothing is as sad as seeing a person who used to have power have none.
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I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things.
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I'm all for typewriters, with instant carbon copies, and seeing films in cinemas.
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I always compartmentalized so many different things.
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People in general have a preconceived idea of what prison is, from seeing documentaries or whatever.
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I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.
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Light or luminosity is created by the way elements are juxtaposed. They become reflective and a radiance comes from putting different things together.
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I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his way; he wants to get rid of me.
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We want the public to feel ownership in the process. We have to look at our finances. We have $1.5-million to work with. We are operating under two constraints -- time and money. If the public comes back with more (money for other options), it's up to council to approve it. Council is an integral part of the process.
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In the yoga sutras, they have this beautiful analogy that the journey of life is like the flight of an eagle, or the journey over multiple lifetimes is like a flight of an eagle. First, the eagle stretches its wings high, high, high, and experiences everything that the world has to offer in terms of flight. It's growing and flying and it's experiencing, and then it brings its wings down gracefully and that is the completion of the journey.
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You don't see what you're seeing until you see it but when you do see it, it lets you see many other things.
