David Baldacci Quotes
People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.
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The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
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Obama has been well-received on the world stage, but that doesn't help him operate domestically.
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The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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I have every single Ferrari that came out. I have all the Mercedes they came out with, all the Jaguars they came out with, all the Porsches they came out with.
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I had been impressed by the fact that biological systems were based on molecular machines and that we were learning to design and build these sorts of things.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.
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Your success doesn't depend on anybody else but you.
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Who are you without your girls? I truly believe that. Who are you without the people who help you make sense of the misogyny, the racism, the economic struggle, all of it? You need those people saying you're a good mom, a great writer. You're a great dresser. You cook well. Whatever the beauty is that you need to hear.
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The influencer strategy hasn't been built around celebrities. We're looking for influencers within every marketplace, who are the people who help influence decision-makers within that community.
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People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity.
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Life was too short for anything but amusement at the human race.
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People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.
