Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
'Why must there be war?' 'Oh Lavinia, what a woman's question that is! Because men are men.'
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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Since grief only aggravates your loss, grieve not for what is past.
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I was completely surrounded by religion from a young time. I was taught by my father. I engaged in discussions with him and many of these scholars who visited and came around the dining table, the lunch table, and attended many lectures with my dad. And so I learned the apprentice way.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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The surface is all you get of me.
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Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
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Everything I say is true.
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The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.
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Remember, we know the end of the story of World War II and the Cold War. But day by day, living in fear of the Nazis and then in fear of the Soviets, the outcome was by no means certain.
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I don't read reviews any more, but I'm told by my publisher who gives me an account of what people have been writing and it's been a very split kind of response.
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The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.
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I analyze religious knowledge and consciousness.
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'Why must there be war?' 'Oh Lavinia, what a woman's question that is! Because men are men.'
