Dave Sim Quotes
The greatest mistake you can make is to say that your work is better than a lot of the shit that's out there. No doubt. But being better than shit is not exactly a shining credential. (p. 30)
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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It's just incredible how people come up to me and say, 'Gabby, you inspire me to do anything I can set my mind to.' It's truly an honor.
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I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.
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Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.
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The first president I met was L. B. J.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Though it has plenty of competitors, Slack claims to be the 'fastest growing business application in history'.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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I am filled with uncertainty and fear when thinking about how my two daughters will grow into this world as Hoosiers, as Americans, as women and free thinkers.
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The whole borrowing clothes thing is very unnatural for me. I don't feel comfortable with that. If you like something, I'd just give it to you rather than sharing it.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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One of the problems in the Navy is that tradition of being captain of the ship. And an awful lot of people can be retired in the Navy, get over it, get a life, and go on. But there's a lot who can't. And when they have to give up the ship, they got to be captain of something, every single day.
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I love looking through magazines, and you know, I love getting dressed up to go to events and stuff.
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I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
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There's very few geniuses that come and revolutionize everything. For the rest of us that want to be artists and have something to say, it's a lot of work and a lot of luck.
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My work participates in that really quick and easy and inexpensive material that's part of our culture. In that way, my work engages the means of production that we live with, even while it's classical and embodies some things from a very long time ago.
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I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
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The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.
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'The Da Vinci Code' is the most popular book of our times.
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The greatest mistake you can make is to say that your work is better than a lot of the shit that's out there. No doubt. But being better than shit is not exactly a shining credential. (p. 30)
