Dave Eggers Quotes
I grew up north of Chicago, not far from where the Schwinn bicycle plant used to be, and was conscious of the fact that these beautiful, everlasting bikes were made just down the road.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
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Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.
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As long as I love Beauty I am young.
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Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.
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I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.
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I can't even imagine life without music!
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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The ability to cultivate friends is a powerful aid to success. It is capital which will stand by one when panics come, when banks fail, when business concerns go to the wall.
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You've got to be closer to the edge than ever to win. That means sometimes you go over the edge, and I don't mean driving, either.
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Every night that I put my head on the pillow, I go to sleep knowing that I can do more. I'm working toward perfection. I'm trying to be the best ever.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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I grew up hearing about the walking undead. I had a fascination with it as a child.
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You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.
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I published only in academic journals in philosophy until I was in my 40s, but I had been writing fiction and poetry my whole adult life - without ever once trying to publish it, and rarely letting anyone read it.
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I grew up north of Chicago, not far from where the Schwinn bicycle plant used to be, and was conscious of the fact that these beautiful, everlasting bikes were made just down the road.
