Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
After a lifetime of living on hope because there is nothing but hope, one loses the taste for victory.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.
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You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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If you turn the other cheek, you can be enslaved for 1,000 years.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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The first album, for better or for worse, was done over from the ages of 17-22, with a couple of different producers. Some of it was recorded in an old swimming pool, some of it was recorded in a synagogue - it kind of was all over the place.
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My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
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Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will?
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Prison's a walk in the park compared with being sectioned, mate, it really is.
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I don't seek out love or relationships, just because my schedule is crazy.
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The problem with fame is that you get frozen in one frame and nothing you can do can alter the nature.
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You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.
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One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.
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A simple social engineering hack might involve leaving a thumb drive on the pavement close to the driver's door of a car.
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Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
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After a lifetime of living on hope because there is nothing but hope, one loses the taste for victory.
