Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. ...But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion.
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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My music is the most 'me' thing about me. Everything is in my music.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men. Drama and action with emotional ramifications. Frocks. Kissing. Swords. An intense impression of history in the world-building.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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Women are dirt searchers; their greatest worth is irradicating rings on collars and tables. Never mind real-estate boards' corruption and racism, here's your soapsuds. Everything she is doing is peripheral, expendable, crucial, and non-negotiable. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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The best test of whether someone is extremely stupid (or extremely wise) is whether financial and political news makes sense to him.
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Doubt is important because it suggests progress. Total certainty can mean there's no assessment of things. Doubt, if you don't panic, can allow newness to come in and challenge something that's an established mode.
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Why were girls in such a hurry to grow up? Agatha would never understand. Childhood was magical. Leaving it behind was a magnificent loss.
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If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. ...But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion.
