William Gibson Quotes

If you make something, it's an artifact. It's something that somebody or some corporate entity has caused to come into being. A great many human beings have thought about each of the artifacts that surround us. Different degrees of intelligence and attention have been brought to bear on anything.

William Gibson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 17, 1948

Topics

GreatIntelligenceThoughtAttention

Civilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world.

Rudy Giuliani

FearChaosWorldStand UpStandUp

Some people will deny anything that displeases or scares them: unusual pain in their chests, unwanted lumps beneath their skin, or the fact that humans share ancestry with apes are a few examples. Another is climate change.

Michael Specter

ChangePainPeopleSkinWillShare

Visual art is a foreign language I'm fluent at, but my native language is language.

Julia Glass

ArtLanguageVisualNativeForeign

I've died so many times. I'm 65. On my 40th birthday, my girlfriend gave me a reel with ways I had died, whether it was by knife, or electrocution or drowning or being thrown off a building or whatever it might have been. I've died a lot of times!

Jonathan Banks

BirthdayMeBuildingKnifeWhatever

For 'Pariah,' people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they're comedians for a reason.

Dee Rees

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It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

Christian Marclay

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I cannot exist as a solo artist.

Courtney Love

ArtistSoloExistCannotSolo Artist

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

Bruce Springsteen

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I went through a period when I was rebellious and a mess of a person.

Austin Butler

PersonMessThroughRebellious

I've always loved Nike shoes, and I'm in a position where I like to collect them now, especially the limited-edition Jordan and Air Max pairs. My house is full of special releases.

Sergio Ramos

ShoesLovedHouseNowSpecialAir

For me, art is supposed to be a question mark.

Marilyn Manson

ArtMeQuestionMarkSupposed

If I don't travel, if I stay at home for a week, I would go out of my mind. That is just the way I am. I love to be on the move, and I am fortunate that I have friends all over the world.

Lewis Hamilton

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