Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
The High-Intelligence Life Forms of the planet, of which there were at least three species, all of low technological achievement, they would ignore or enslave or extirpate, whichever was most convenient. For to an aggressive people only technology mattered.
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We went from journalism, in newspapers that gets heavily edited, to blogs, where you can express your opinions, to tweeting, where you can say anything, and it gets repeated and becomes fact when it isn't. It's something the entire world is going to have to come to grips with.
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When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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Self-doubt kills talent.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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I've always been drawn to the idea that small choices in our lives could have drastic effects on our future.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos.
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What interests me about genre is that the public connects immediately with it, it has certain rules, certain codes the audience recognizes. I can use that to create something very big.
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I went from a playing in a bar on a bar stool for free beer and tip money, where people weren't paying attention to me, to now I've got their attention. It's up to me to what I feed them with my music. It's up to me how I do that. I've put a lot of thought into how great the songs are, and how I want people to perceive me.
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I really love 'Soapdish.' I wish 'Soapdish' had more of a moment because I felt that that is a really strong, funny movie. Kevin Kline is hilarious in that movie.
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The High-Intelligence Life Forms of the planet, of which there were at least three species, all of low technological achievement, they would ignore or enslave or extirpate, whichever was most convenient. For to an aggressive people only technology mattered.
