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Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

Ursula K. Le Guin quote: "Progress means nothing to presence."

Progress means nothing to presence.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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As an old, old man, Trout would be asked by Dr. Thor Lembrig, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, if he feared the future. He would give this reply: 'Mr. Secretary-General, it is the past which scares the bejesus out of me. Kurt Vonnegut
Tim Burton quote: "One person's crazyness is another person's reality."
One person's crazyness is another person's reality. Tim Burton
Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write. Joan D. Vinge
I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California and went to the Musicians Institute in L.A. I wanted to get better as a player. Chad Smith
H. R. Giger quote: "No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around."
No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around. H. R. Giger
For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas. Ted Allen
If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water. Ernest Hemingway
Norma Shearer quote: "A woman today is good, or she is bad, according to the way she..."
A woman today is good, or she is bad, according to the way she does a thing - and not because of the thing itself. Norma Shearer
I think comics in New York are interested in being comics. And there're comics in L.A. who are touring comics, who are certainly more interested in stand-up, but a lot of L.A. stand-ups are really looking to do something else. Lewis Black
I think my recognizability ebbs and flows. I don't lead a particularly celebrity lifestyle or anything like that. I don't go to showbiz parties or red-carpet events, so it all depends on whether I've got a film out. I've not been very visible in the last year or so and as a result hardly anyone stops me in the street. James McAvoy
As for His failing you, never dream of it -- hate the thought of it. The God who has been sufficient until now, should be trusted to the end. Charles Spurgeon
Hans Hofmann quote: "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so..."
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Hans Hofmann
I think it's part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you're always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful. Chris Martin
Anyway, you never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from. I was too young for one war and too old for the next one. But I seen what come out of it. You can be patriotic and still believe that some things cost more than they’re worth. Ask them Gold Star mothers what they paid and what they got for it. You always pay too much. Particularly for promises. There aint no such thing as a bargain promise. Cormac McCarthy
Ann Coulter quote: "Guns are our friends because in a country without guns, I'm..."
Guns are our friends because in a country without guns, I'm what's known as "prey." All females are. Ann Coulter