Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
Living in a world that is valued only as gain, an ever-expanding world-as-frontier that has no worth of its own, no fullness of its own, you live in danger of losing your own worth to yourself. That's when you begin to listen to the voices from the other side, and to ask questions of failure and the dark.

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud.
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Porridge and the urban lifestyle don't mix well.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.
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If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie.
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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'Rent,' for me, was a significant time in my life because it was my first break. It was my first professional job. I also met my husband in that cast, Taye Diggs.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it's all in your head?
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It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
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Even Karaoke needs higher standards than I can reach, so I have gone great lengths to avoid being bullied into it.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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I learned snails don't have ears. They live in silence. They go slowly. Slowly, slowly in silence.
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Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States.
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If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.
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I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.
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Living in a world that is valued only as gain, an ever-expanding world-as-frontier that has no worth of its own, no fullness of its own, you live in danger of losing your own worth to yourself. That's when you begin to listen to the voices from the other side, and to ask questions of failure and the dark.