David Baldacci Quotes
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I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.
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Also, an area that interests me – and it will probably take years to state what I mean – is the period of the rise of democracy, with Tom Paine, which is around the turn of the 18th century into the 19th.
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My mother was very involved with Cesar Chavez's work on behalf of the migrant farm workers in California.
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In the field of biological weapons, there is almost no prospect of detecting a pathogen until it has been used in an attack.
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At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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It's rare that I turn down a photo or autograph, because these are the people that support me, so why not support them. I love it and I invite it. I love what I do and the whole 'celebrity' life and all that.
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Christianity has made of death a terror which was unknown to the gay calmness of the Pagan.
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I don't think I want to transition into being a recording artist for the rest of my life or anything like that, but it's something I'd like to try.
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Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.
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All my writing, I always do it in the studio, 'cause everything sounds good. The piano's there, the keyboards; if you want to put strings on something... And everything sounds good when it's in the cans; it sounds killer.
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We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.
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Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
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It is said that a good brotherly feeling with a sense of equality is the supreme goal to be reached collectively by all members of the community.
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J'ai vraiment, un vrai bagage dans la tête. S'il y avait pour cela, comme il y a partout ici, des compagnies d'assurance, voilà un ballot je ferais assurer de suite.
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There are countless times where you're trying to channel somebody who's not there, but that's what you have to do. But Audrey Geisel, who has executive produced this film and Horton, and who works remarkably close with me, is a great source of information. (The Simpsons creator) Matt Groening once told me that one of the most important roles that he fulfills on The Simpsons is being the keeper of the integrity of the original vision.
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Since we started, Chris and I had theatrical ambitions.
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Success, for me, is staying true to who you are and not deviating off a path.
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I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?'
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But protagonists are protagonists and heroes are heroes.
