Ian Hacking Quotes

Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.

Ian Hacking

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PastPersonNewUsEachBecomes

I'll never be the biggest kind of star; I'll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can't identify the face. I don't have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott.

John Malkovich

StylePersonalityPeopleFaceLooks

I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger. I don't know. I love a challenge.

Mavis Staples

LoveChallengeCountryKnowWayCD

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a dealer at a casino.

Anna Gunn

SayDealerCasinoBeenJustEver

I don't write to create performance material; I write to make books.

Amy Gerstler

PerformanceCreateWriteMakeBooks

If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that.

Roscoe Mitchell

NatureConfidentTryingYouDone

Owners sometimes think their dogs have already suffered so much that they couldn't possibly inflict any more criticism. Yet it's that very firm, effective training that would make those dogs happier and more secure.

Jon Katz

TrainingThinkCriticismSometimes

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

Chris Cornell

GreatWordsYouBackPlayAudience

For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me.

Alison Bechdel

MeWritingDrawingReasonProcesses

We're trying to leave no stone unturned, to push forward in every aspect of what it means to be a band. Because this really matters to us. Metal matters to us. And we know exactly how much it means to kids out there, too.

Synyster Gates

ForwardPushTryingStoneKnowBand

The Fox News cable channel is doing very well because there is a market for what Fox News has to offer.

Paul Weyrich

DoingNewsFoxBecauseWellMarket

Sometimes, when comedians get success, they don't do as much weird stuff as they normally do.

Thomas Middleditch

SuccessWeirdSometimesComedians

I think for business reasons, fiscal reasons, I think these cable networks can take greater risks and I think with a risk comes better programming. And I think USA has got an amazing identity to it now that is clearly defined with its 'Characters welcome' tag.

Tim DeKay

BusinessWelcomeRisksIdentityNow

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