Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
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I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover.
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I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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I would like to put forward a simple thesis that should no longer be at all controversial: it is now objectively the case that our national interests are increasingly affected not just by what happens between states, but also by how people are treated within states.
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The way I perceive an album to sound and the way I put out mixtapes are two different energies. There's a different focus; there's a different sound.
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I am a hopeless romantic who falls in lust and gets in trouble. I love my work and am very productive, yet I always find time to play.
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Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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My main focus is to help people through music.
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My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out.
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The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired.
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America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.
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I think the writing skills of actors are sometimes underestimated.
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It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
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I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.
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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.
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I love Yves Saint Laurent. I love Chanel. And Versace! Such beautiful gowns!
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No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.
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That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.
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We have to bridge and join our struggles and understand how we can't fight violence against women without looking at racism, we can't fight violence against women without looking at economic deprivation or climate change. All these struggles are interconnected.
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Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners.
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Excess is excrement.
