Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
The pornography of violence of course far exceeds, in volume and general acceptance, sexual pornography, in this Puritan land of ours.
Quotes to Explore
-
So, I get a kick out of working with the media.
-
There's more things that I'd like to do. You know, each song is a little bit of a puzzle. I see most of them as just failed attempts.
-
All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him.
-
What I always say to people is dress from the feet up. If you don't normally wear colour, try some colour on your feet; it's the place, I think you can have fun and update your outfit.
-
We do not have to accept the world as we find it. And we have a responsibility to leave our world a better place and never walk by on the other side of injustice.
-
Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant.
-
I will meet my countrymen. I understand only one language: that they are my countrymen, they are my brothers. You may see with whatever colour you want; Modi will not go into that colour.
-
I would say 'American Werewolf in London' is like an unconventional buddy movie: even if the buddy dies 20 minutes in, he still remains throughout the picture, and their partnership is one of the best things in the movie.
-
At that moment in time when we feel like the other, we were not the person embraced, not one of the cool kids, not in the club - when you're that person, it makes you feel smaller, and when they persecute you as a result, that's a difficult position to be in.
-
Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.
-
What I wish more than anything is that I could start getting press about my work as an actor. That is what I do. I'm not a criminal.
-
I look back at photographs and I remember at the time I thought I was not very attractive.
-
I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.
-
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
-
Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.
-
I always feel I'm blessed, you know. I thank God for letting me use his voice. That's how I see it.
-
I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.
-
We all know we have a prescribed amount of time on Earth. We just don't know how much.
-
Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
-
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
-
For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own.
-
Cyberspace is - or can be - a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet.
-
Appearance rules the world.
-
The pornography of violence of course far exceeds, in volume and general acceptance, sexual pornography, in this Puritan land of ours.
