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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Being evil is easy.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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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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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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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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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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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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I'm always looking for silhouettes that seem 'invisible' to the eye, as in that it's so well-tailored to your body that you won't even notice what you're wearing. It needs to be dramatic in a subtle way.
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No book that is written for an external purpose is going to be a passionately felt book for the writer or the reader. I don't see the point in doing that.
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I wanted to be able to go shopping without people looking to see if I really was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women. I longed to be myself.
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Whatever worked in the past, build on it; whatever didn't work in the past, break the chain that binds you to it.
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Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman.
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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.
