Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.
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Time was God's first creation.
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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The deepest and most sincere feeling I get is when I meet an artist and they have that steel in their eyes and they have that fire and that passion and all they want is to be a star and to hear themselves on the radio.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it.
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What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.
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I cannot say what I think is right about music. I only know the rightness of it.
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The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain our security. We must begin to become compassionate and wise in the fundamental sense, open and relating to the world as it is.
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The day of the great jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is over.
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Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly every day.
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There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.
