Dave Eggers Quotes
The weird thing is that working within an established story was actually kind of liberating. You know the beginning and middle and end, more or less, so there's less pressure to figure all that out.
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.
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The Reserve Bank cannot just exist; its ability to say 'no' has to be protected.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
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I keep on saying, being moderate is fundamental to Islam.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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I still haven't found the humor in getting hit by a cement truck. My knees still hurt when I think about it, so no jokes about that yet.
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The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.
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Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
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I was a weird but definite kid, and there were essentially no gender roles for me to fit into.
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I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.
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I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.
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The only standard journalists respect is: Will this story promote the left-wing agenda?
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The weird thing is that working within an established story was actually kind of liberating. You know the beginning and middle and end, more or less, so there's less pressure to figure all that out.
