William Gibson Quotes

Why shouldn't we give our teachers a license to obtain software, all software, any software, for nothing? Does anyone demand a licensing fee, each time a child is taught the alphabet?

William Gibson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeChildNothingWhyTeachers

The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet.

Jeffrey Tate

BehaviorPerfectHuman BehaviorHuman

Every time my manager approached big network executives or even cable, they told him I was too dangerous. They couldn't trust me.

Andy Kaufman

TimeTrustMeDangerousManagerHim

It may be too late for West Virginia to save itself from the ravages of Big Coal. But it's not too late for America.

Jeff Goodell

AmericaLateToo LateBigWestMay

I'm drawn to people who look different. I'm not exploiting. I'm not making fun of them. I'm drawn to them.

Amy Sedaris

FunPeopleLookDifferentWhoThem

My grandmother was the type of woman who always smiled and said, 'Treat people like you want to be treated, and life is so much easier.' My mom is the same way.

Torii Hunter

LifeWomanPeopleMomTreatYou

When I tell people I work to stop hazing in high schools I am almost always met with shocked expressions. 'High school? Really? I thought that was something that only arrogant frat guys do in college.' But it's true - as long as I have worked on preventing bullying in high schools, I have worked to prevent hazing.

Rosalind Wiseman

WorkBullyingSchoolI AmCollege

When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that.

Michelle Yeoh

FutureTodayPastFaceYouBad

I don't like to talk too much about my music; I like people to just experience it and not worry what I have to say.

Julia Holter

MusicExperiencePeopleWorrySay

You are always learning; there is a lot of grey; don't take things for granted.

Lisa Marie Presley

LearningYouGreyAlwaysTakeLot

At one point, some years ago, a nice gentleman had it in mind to do 'Outlander The Musical.'

Diana Gabaldon

MindGentlemanNiceYearsPointHad

I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, 'I feel fat.'

Christina Hendricks

MeMomFeelFatBodySay

I like science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick and Vonnegut, and I really like Margaret Atwood, 'The Handmaid's Tale.' And you know, so much of science fiction has to do with predicting what's to come, so I think that's really interesting.

Conor Oberst

ScienceThinkInterestingYouKnow

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