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Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 21, 1929

Topics

Life Uncertainty Not Knowing Possible

I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.

Learning Together Think You Seeing

People have told me, 'You shouldn't bring your daughter onto the podium, 'cause it's the workplace,' and things like that. But I'm not gonna really listen to that. I'm gonna do what I think is fun for me and my family, and everything'll be all right.

Family Daughter Fun People Me Think

I have so many great memories of the wrestling business. I've worked real hard to get to the top, and how many flukes and breaks to have happened that had allowed me to have the success that I did.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Success Business Memories Great Me

I'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally American.

Music Listening American Try Big

I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.

Tommy Lee Jones

Humor Think Sense Of Humor Kind Like

If nobody trusts you as president, then you can't get anything done.

You Nobody Done President Anything

Well, as you know, there are 24 hours in every day. And if that's not enough, you've always got the nights!

Day Enough You Every Day Know Well

I'm an academic. I argue; I engage with people.

People Engage Academic Argue

I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear. I still think that you have to have an ear for music to really be able to feel and understand what you're playing. You can learn by watching and listening to other people.

Good Music People Listening Think

How do I take a step? How do I lift my foot off the ground, move it through the air a little bit and then bring it down? I had to teach myself to walk again.

Myself Walk Step Down Lift Teach

I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family.

Paula Poundstone

Family Humor Sense Of Humor Nothing

I've never sent an email in my life. My kids laugh. I often hand the phone to them and say, 'Can you text this message to somebody.' I don't even have a computer on my desk.

Life Laugh My Life You Phone Hand

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