Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I'm very English. I'm white. I mean, I'm so pale. With spray tans they start peeling and start getting really dirty looking.
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I almost took a job in Italy. It was really a great opportunity, but they didn't think I had enough international experience.
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September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger.
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Make it absolutely clear to yourself what you want from other people. That is really half the secret for drawing your desire to you in the shortest possible time and with the least amount of effort.
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If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster.
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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It's such a weird thing: to sit and look at yourself is so distracting to the psyche. It would be like me standing in front of a mirror and looking at myself all day, trying to find a flaw.
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My first Olympics was Munich in 1972. I am better now than I was then, in knowledge and experience. The age of top riders generally tends to be older than in other sports because it takes a lot of time to be consistent.
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I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.
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I got through college.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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I learn my songs by ear.
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Yeah, I like clothes, but I hardly ever go shopping. Hardly ever!
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If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.
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She glanced at him. 'What gods do you respect?''None.''And why not?''I help myself,' he said.
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We are made out of stardust. The iron in the hemoglobin molecules in the blood in your right hand came from a star that blew up 8 billion years ago. The iron in your left hand came from another star.
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Chimpanzees will eat a little bit of meat. But, they never eat dairy products, and no other animal would do that.
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The desire for power feeds off itself, growing as it devours.
