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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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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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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Every now and then I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me, and I experience racism. Things like not being buzzed into a store or sitting in first class on a plane and having someone ask to see my ticket four times.
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Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
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I love escaping into film, because everyday life I find quite troublesome. So any excuse to go into a cinema and say goodbye to the world for a couple of hours, or in a book or whatever, is great.
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In politics and in society, we can use our reason to rise above our parochial natures. Too bad that our elected officials don't choose to do so more often.
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It's also wonderful to be back with my great friend and ally, Chancellor [Angela] Merkel. As I reflect back over the last eight years, I could not ask for a steadier or more reliable partner on the world stage, often through some very challenging times.
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There are people who meet strangers and people, like me, who know only those they’ve known from birth
