Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.
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To imply that religious believers have no right to engage moral questions in the public square or at the ballot is simply to establish a Reichian secularism as our state faith.
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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You'd believe that a patient with hypertension, if you know you have hypertension or diabetes, you would take your drug every day. The compliance rate is more like 30% or 40%. Which means that 60% of patients don't take their drugs, and they actually go into these crises, end up in the hospital.
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People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.
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Prayer is man's greatest power!
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One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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Peacemaking and democratic state-building require blood and magic.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.
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Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower, or because God our Lord, seeing that it would be good for them, allows them to melt into tears. But this does not mean that they have greater charity or that they are more effective than others who enjoy no tears.
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I did charity events with the Cup all the time.
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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.
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I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl.
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My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.
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In violence, we forget who we are.
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Mozart and Neil Diamond may have begun with the same idea, but that a work of art is more than an idea is confirmed by the difference between the 'Soave sia il vento' and 'Kentucky Woman.' We have different words for 'art' and 'idea' because they are two different things.
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Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means "sickening to contemplate"; the second means "sick at the stomach." Do not, therefore, say "I feel nauseous," unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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Muse is the brain-sensing headband that allows you to track your cognitive and emotional activity. It boosts your attention and helps you become more aware of the emotions that you're having.
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The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.
