Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
I think there is no way to write about being alone. To write is to tell something to somebody to communicate to others. . . . Solitude is noncommunication, the absence of others, the presence of a self sufficient to itself.
Quotes to Explore
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Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can't believe.
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I agree with my colleagues, even the one who just preceded me, that marijuana is probably a dangerous drug, and I would not suggest that we do anything to encourage its use.
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I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
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Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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I am confident. My style of play is to control a game. You have to be smart in your brain and fast.
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I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.
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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
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If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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Launching a successful product or startup has little to do with luck. Any business that gains traction on the market is the result of very careful strategizing and market analysis, not to mention the development of an original product or service.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline.
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You want somebody who's capable of being diverse in the characters they play, and you want a big name that's going to bring attention to the filmmakers and to the project.
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I like men who are intelligent and sensitive.
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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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I've always defended Shania. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down.
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If grammar is medicine, then Roy Clark gives us the spoonful of sugar to help it go down. A wonderful tour through the labyrinth of language.
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I don't regret any of the musical decisions I have made.
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The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
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The VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to the woman alone.
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Every so often, if I'm in a melancholy mood, I'll sing 'Desperado' in my shows. I'll sit alone at the piano and play it as a solo. The song feels like an old friend - except now it's saying, 'You were a desperado once, but you worked your way out of it.'
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I think there is no way to write about being alone. To write is to tell something to somebody to communicate to others. . . . Solitude is noncommunication, the absence of others, the presence of a self sufficient to itself.
