Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
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Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome.
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I couldn't pick just one defining breakthrough role. I like to think that they're all a part of me.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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If Monsieur X spent an eternity studying treatises on optics, he would never paint 'La Grande Jatte.'
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For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing, lights, space, music. If you don't have these essentials, you might as well be writing a theoretical essay, not a play.
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Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well.
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Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
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I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.
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Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.
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My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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I enjoy my food. I like to grill; I do that a lot. I like meat and have big dinners - steak, red meat splurges, prime cuts.
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I can never sit still. I wanna hurl myself into life.
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With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.
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My music is a personal thing, and I feel like if I talk too much about the songs, or if there's too much of my personal life out there, it ruins it.
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Harry Potter is awesome.
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No one in high school wants to be put under the spotlight. You don't want to be that person who stands up for the other people because then the people who are going after those people are gonna come after you.
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I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.
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To have a song work for the movie, it can't just be written apart and shoved in. It's got to come out of the action. It's got to talk about the characters, not the story: it has to augment that action.
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'The Schnlitzer-Murphys had diamonds as big as walnuts - ' 'That's nothing.' Percy had leaned forward and dropped his voice to a low whisper. 'That's nothing at all. My father has a diamond bigger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.'
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People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a loveable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.
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When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
