Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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I have always loved and appreciated the Giants organization, my Giants teammates, and the fans of San Francisco.
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I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.
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If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
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What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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Our leaders must hear us speaking on behalf of our brothers and sisters in South Sudan. If the moral duty to save lives and work toward peace is not compelling enough to drive decision-makers, we must remind them that we care and will hold them accountable.
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It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.
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Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach.
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For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.
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Each time a high-wage job is lost, a family is turned upside down. And that affects the communities where they live.
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In Detroit, the quarterbacks lift with all the linebackers and running backs and everybody else, so I'm doing that whole thing.
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The painter strives and competes with nature.
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Love, consciousness, and creativity are the highest refinements of the cosmic evolutionary force.
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The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
