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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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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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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Moscow is a huge inspiration for me. I love what I find here, I love being here.
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Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
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Life? Bah! It has no value. Of cheap things it is the cheapest.
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'Adrift With Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port' features Absolute Radio escapee Geoff and erstwhile colleague Annabel doing something similar. All are appealing individuals with plenty to say, tentatively getting used to their new freedom to talk about anything.
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Today we understand that reality corresponds to a model - or, even better, the sum of various models - which in science are termed "complex systems" - not complicated or difficult, that's a different thing! This complexity is what creates that which we all know - the World - is connected in a system of networks - and I'm not referring only to the internet but also to thousands of analog networks in which we are all immersed at every instant.
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I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
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Excess is excrement.
