Mac Davis Quotes
Don't Cry Daddy is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it was just real quiet and Elvis says, I'm gonna cut that someday for my daddy. And, by God, he did. He lived up to his word.
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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The retirement timing is always a tricky thing for a dancer. I think it's different for everyone. How you say goodbye to the thing you have really focused on that much is a tough one. I've always intended to leave in good shape, to exit on a high note.
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Consciousness is an end in itself. We torture ourselves getting somewhere, and when we get there it is nowhere, for there is nowhere to get to.
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.
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I've been an atheist since I was nine years old. And my mom is really religious, so we have a strange relationship. But if my mother was right, what would be the reason that the gods could let anything bad happen in the world?
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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You love for a quarterback to sometimes make the decision as the rush is coming and make the decision as the play, as opposed to where that computer is hitting it fast and he's knowing where to go with the ball at the right time.
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I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it really hurt me trying to get into drama school. It was a world I knew nothing about - it was very middle class; all that usual stuff. But I was young, determined, and I just went for it.
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If the United States and China can accommodate each other on a broad range of issues, the prospects for stability in Asia will be greatly increased.
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The American tradition rests on pillars of self-questioning, self-actualization, and disagreement.
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The more you fly, the more unsettling it is, because you realize how much more likely it will be for you to crash. I am getting better at it, though.
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I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.
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Don't Cry Daddy is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it was just real quiet and Elvis says, I'm gonna cut that someday for my daddy. And, by God, he did. He lived up to his word.
