David Christian Quotes
Big History studies the history of everything, offering a way of making sense of our world and our role within it.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward.
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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I sometimes try to think of my life as an Iranian, and it is hard to imagine. I am grateful for the life I have had in America and all the amazing opportunities and experiences it has given me. But there is a spirit in Iranians I can see that is unbounded by geography.
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.
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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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One of my earliest memories is of being about three and a half, climbing through the legs of a man who I didn't know was the famous actor, Patrick Magee.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.
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When I'm off the golf course, I feel the pressure, but I try to concentrate on the golf course.
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Well, I'm a professional.
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I would come to understand there is no poem separable from its source. I began to see that poems are not just an individual florescence. They are also a vast root system growing down into ideas and understandings. Almost unbidden, they tap into the history and evolution of art and language.
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The acting world is a humbling experience, I find.
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The linden, in the fervors of July, Hums with a louder concert. When the wind Sweeps the broad forest in its summer prime, As when some master-hand exulting sweeps The keys of some great organ, ye give forth The music of the woodland depths, a hymn Of gladness and of thanks.
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We that are true lovers run into strange capers.
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I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.
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Big History studies the history of everything, offering a way of making sense of our world and our role within it.
