David Deida Quotes
Successfully completing a lesser purpose doesn't feel good very good for very long, because it is simply preparation for advancing toward a greater embodiment of your deeper purpose.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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TV is like a school. It is easy to shoot for a film. In movies, you have a definite start and end. You know your character is there for a particular period.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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I was born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's a town that's next to Jersey City, and I'm still there!
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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Making music is fantastic.
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For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. And once all of those things are in place, that's when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it.
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I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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Good dental care doesn't make you a good student, but if your tooth hurts, it's hard to be a good student.
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Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.
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Successfully completing a lesser purpose doesn't feel good very good for very long, because it is simply preparation for advancing toward a greater embodiment of your deeper purpose.
