David Copperfield Quotes
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I'm an artist; I'm not going to use trigonometry.
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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.
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I'm a fast writer.
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The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on.
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I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.
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My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me to drop out of school and move out of our home, which not many parents would do.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes because my brother learned a bunch of stuff about it, and he's like, 'Oh, yeah, if you go into one you're never coming back.'
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
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Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.
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Our responsibility as artists is to challenge ourselves.
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Obviously we had to study Shakespeare at school, but to be honest, I was not a fan. I found the language very difficult, and I didn't enjoy watching it or studying it. I auditioned five times for the Royal Shakespeare Company early on in my career, and I didn't even get past the first rounds.
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I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: human creation is never perfect.
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Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.
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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
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If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off.
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The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.
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A lot of the friends I had went on to become criminals.
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When I was on Saturday Night Live, I was furious at some of the choices that were being made. None of us are all happy about every choice that's being made, but that's another part about being there for a while. You start seeing why they do it, and you've just got to try to get your punches in while you can.
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Leadership is service to others.
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For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.
