Leslie Marmon Silko Quotes
Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.
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I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.
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Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
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My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils... Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it's happening. There's no dialogue regarding meaningful change.
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.
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There are no rules to writing a song.
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'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.
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The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
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The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world.
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When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.
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My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.
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I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.
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'War does not call for judgment,' I said, 'merely survival.'
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I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for me to do.
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The really funny comedies to me are always the ones that are played the straightest or given the most emotional content. And when people start making faces and setting things up and commenting and winking at you, I don't find that to be very funny.
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In China, I helped introduce UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste on World Environment Day. The government took notice of food waste issues and now, when you over-order in a restaurant, you are encouraged to downsize. This is where people can really impact policy and vice versa!
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Most sex doesn't really bring people together. You have to reach a certain level of connection, I think, and that's pretty rare.
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Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.
