Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
Favoritism, elitism, leader-worship, they crept back and cropped out everywhere. But she had never hoped to see them eradicated in her lifetime, in one generation; only Time works the great changes.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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Men are every bit as gendered as women.
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Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live.
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Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.
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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.
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Books are up against TV and movies and video games and a multimedia society that is so busy that people don't have contemplative time any more. I worry deeply about this. In fact, I worry about everything all the time. I used to be a punk. All I wanted to do was tear everything down, and that was so much easier.
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I met Jill Soloway at Sundance a couple years ago. I was there for 'Crystal Fairy', and she was there for 'Afternoon Delight'. She reached out and wanted to get together.
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Favoritism, elitism, leader-worship, they crept back and cropped out everywhere. But she had never hoped to see them eradicated in her lifetime, in one generation; only Time works the great changes.
