Dave Itzkoff Quotes
Robin Williams was a cultural hero of mine, and in the encounters and interactions I was able to share with him, he was always gentle and generous, humane and thoughtful and hilarious.
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I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.
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I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.
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I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.
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Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.
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I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
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Frances Conroy - brilliant, brilliant actress.
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I'm not really clear what the whole deal is with flags. I like my flag, but I wouldn't die for it. There's issues of identity, of course. That's going to always come in. I, for example, don't want to be called a 'North Britisher.' I want to be Scottish.
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When it was over my daughter said, 'Oh, I felt so sorry for him - he didn't want to hurt you, he liked you.' That was Victoria. When you visualize him up there on top of the Empire State Building, you do feel sorry for him.
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One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to your childhood. I feel like music is able to do that, and it happens to me all the time.
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My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
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Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.
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My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful.
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Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
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As God commands us men to teach your wife, to teach your children - to be the spiritual leader of your family - you're acting as a priest. Now, unfortunately, unfortunately, in too many Christian homes, the role of the priest is assumed by the wife.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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When I was 17, I met many artists, and it started to become this conversation with artists out of which all of my exhibitions grew.
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My great uncle was in 'Dad's Army.' And I don't know if Americans will know that. It was a hugely popular show in England.
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I do think that you're starting to see young people pay attention to some longterm issues that they feel Washington has neglected.
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Do not say anything harsh: what you have said will be said back to you.
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Robin Williams was a cultural hero of mine, and in the encounters and interactions I was able to share with him, he was always gentle and generous, humane and thoughtful and hilarious.
