Dave Eggers Quotes
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Back then I said to myself 'screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined.
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You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.
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It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
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People who watch 'Transporter' are maybe asking a little less about reality, being serious, and so on.
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I just don't know a couple that's been married more than three years that doesn't annoy the heck out of each other every 15 minutes.
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When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.
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The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.
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People who wear fur smell like a wet dog if they're in the rain. And they look fat and gross.
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Nothing lasts in New York. The life that is lived there, however, is as intense as it gets.
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I discovered 'The Shield' back around 2010, when the Archie superheroes were licensed to DC Comics. From there, I went back into the archives and discovered this whole universe of characters, and I was hooked.
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As a child, I was subjected to a lot of spaghetti Westerns and hated them. I wanted the Indians to win - or just not be so sad!
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In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life.
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Google is not a synonym for research.
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If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
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I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless.
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We can't leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world's people, while bringing it down considerably for the 20% who are destroying our natural resources.
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Just because I make something doesn't mean that it's going to be amazing, and most creative people don't like to admit when their music is just okay.
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My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite.
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You have to, in some ways, trust in the human spirit and in human ingenuity.
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Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?'... I don't know. I don't have any answers to those questions. I don't know what's over there around the corner. But I want to find out.
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If you work in the city long enough, it begins to deal with you on a personal level. Streets reveal their moods. Sometimes the signal light loves you. Sometimes they fight you. When you're hunting for a new building, you hope the city is on your side. You have to use a little bit of thinking--you might call it the process of elimination--and you need a little bit of instinct, but not too much of either. If you think too hard, you overshoot your target and end up at the Pier or the Tenderloin. If you relax and let the city help, the destination does all the work for you.
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'When everything is known, everything acceptable will be accepted.'
