A. E. van Vogt Quotes
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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I got thrust into some great things when I was really young.
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You cease to move into yourself, away from others. You give up your antagonism. You begin to move toward others in love. God moved toward you in gracious, outgoing love, and you move toward others in that same outgoing love.
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It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.
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I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.
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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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To say that Jimmy Carter does not understand politics or is not a good politician denies the phenomenon by which he got to the White House. He is without question the best politician, when he's working at it, of anybody I have ever seen.
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I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.
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I'm not a huge fan of my work.
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You don't have to do anything in the movies. You just sit there. Well, that's not entirely true. You do less.
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A lot of times, I'll get roles where it's the dumb blonde or the cheerleader, and I just have no interest - and it can be a great movie, it really can - or the mean girl; those things don't intrigue me much.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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My mother, Robin Bell, is the master of balancing the finite line between classic and creative when it comes to fashion. Mom has no qualms about unleashing the pinking shears on a vintage Givenchy dress if it means she'll wear it more once it's sleeveless.
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I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is all I need from life.
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When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.
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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
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We can't continue to tax, borrow, and spend at the rates that we are, and it's just got to be stopped.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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I don't believe in jogging. It extends your life - but by exactly the amount of time you spend jogging.
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I was born free.
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The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.
