Dave Eggers Quotes
There are people who meet strangers and people, like me, who know only those they’ve known from birth
Quotes to Explore
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.
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Character development is what I value most as a reader of fiction. If an author can manage to create the sort of characters who feel fully real, who I find myself worrying about while I'm walking through the grocery store aisles a week later, that to me is as close to perfection as it gets.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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In the United States, oil demand is projected to grow by 340,000 barrels per day this year and gasoline demand is projected to grow nearly two percent, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day for the summer.
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If you don't like what you do, you're probably dragging your feet.
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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Every generation brings something new to the workplace, and millennials are no exception. As a group, they tend to be highly educated, love to learn, and grew up with the Internet and digital tools in a way that can be highly useful when leveraged properly.
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I want Bolivians to support their president.
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I guess I talk about her because I'm interested; I'm listening. Taylor Swift's words are so valuable to so many young people, not just her #GirlSquad.
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I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.
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There are people who meet strangers and people, like me, who know only those they’ve known from birth
