Dave Eggers Quotes
High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.
Quotes to Explore
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We can build the fence. We can triple the border patrol. We can end sanctuary cities by cutting off funding to them. We can end welfare for those here illegally.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have.
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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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If you take shortcuts, you get cut short.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
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Madeleine Albright introduced herself to me. I talked to Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters. And I asked Peter Jennings to write a note of encouragement to my son, Logan, a news anchor at the ABC affiliate in Palm Springs.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point.
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Information is expanding daily. How to get it out visually is important.
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The more a religion is aware of its opposition in principle to economic rationalization as such, the more apt are the religion’s virtuosi to reject the world, especially its economic activities.
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My grandmother took me to church on Sunday all day long, every Sunday into the night. Then Monday evening was the missionary meeting. Tuesday evening was usher board meeting. Wednesday evening was prayer meeting. Thursday evening was visit the sick. Friday evening was choir practice. I mean, and at all those gatherings, we sang.
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School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century.
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I have wanted to run my own business since my time at Clitheroe grammar school. I remember thinking if I could get a penny from everyone in Britain, I would earn £208,000 a year.
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High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.
