Dave Eggers Quotes
I was a looker someone who looked over at every car at every traffic light, hoping something would happen, and almost never finding anyone looking back- always everyone looking forward, and every time I felt stupid. Why should people look over at you? Why would they care?
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.
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Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
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The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
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I love high heels from the age of 10! Short skirts and then high heels. My classmates used to make fun of me. Like, 'Ooh, she's so skinny and she's wearing high heels.' But I just wore what I like, and I didn't care about people's opinions, the same as I don't care now.
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A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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The 24% unemployment reached at the depths of the Great Depression was no picnic.
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I have a lot of friends who do what I do. Either they're actresses or singers or things like that.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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I think a lot more people are starting to understand the power of YouTube.
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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I can't explain chemistry. I really can't. I haven't got a clue what it's all about. It just happens. It's like falling in love. You can't explain why you fall in love or explain why it's this particular person.
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The United States Senate wasn't designed to be a majority-rule institution. It was designed to include and accommodate the rights of the minority in small states as well as large states.
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People are moping around and I think campaigns can be about lifting the spirits of the American people.
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First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.
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Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%.
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I was a looker someone who looked over at every car at every traffic light, hoping something would happen, and almost never finding anyone looking back- always everyone looking forward, and every time I felt stupid. Why should people look over at you? Why would they care?
