Ken Kesey Quotes
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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I just wanted to give them the 'Lost Jewelry' so they can say, 'Yo, they get that's mean.' And then when I tell 'em, 'Yo, that ain't even the meal. Get ready for the meal!' That's when we 'bout to go crazy because the taste of the appetizer.
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Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
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My parents were both entrepreneurs.
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All my books are optimistic!
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It's enough to make a small shift within and a small action in the world. Collectively these have a huge effect.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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Personally I feel, for me, it's tough to do Botox - but it's also tough not to! Sometimes, I think I need the help. Whatever anyone else chooses is fine with me - no judgment.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889.
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So the storm passed and every one was happy.
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I've been wrestling since I was 18 years old. And within the first five months of my wrestling career, I'd already had three concussions. And for years after that, I would get a concussion here and there, and it gets to the point that when you've been wrestling for 16 years, that adds up to a lot of concussions.
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Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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LeBron James needs to go to another team with two superstars already so he can win a championship.
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Life is essentially a question of values.
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I think whenever anyone asked me why I wanted to be a hockey player, that's where it all started, watching the Winnipeg Jets play as a young kid.
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If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?
