Kim Stanley Robinson Quotes
Fights over ideas are the most vicious of all. If it were merely food, or water, or shelter, we would work something out. But in the realm of ideas one can become idealistic.
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
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Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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I've bought some Lanvin snake-print wedges, so maybe you'll see me pushing the pram in those and my hotpants!
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future, a party whose leaders are inclined to shoot from the hip, a party that has never been willing to put its investment in human beings who are below them in economic and social status.
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If you can just actually let the character be for a bit, then you get the right sense.
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It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
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You cannot go into combat without putting the work in.
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Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.
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Fights over ideas are the most vicious of all. If it were merely food, or water, or shelter, we would work something out. But in the realm of ideas one can become idealistic.
