David Douglas Duncan Quotes
After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I've improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper - and I'm not stopping.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being?
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
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I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.
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Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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I do or die, but I never cancel out.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.
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As an artist, you’re never happy with anything you do. It’s part of the process. You’re never really happy. I’m certainly not. That’s a good thing. It means you’re always striving to do better. You hope the next piece will be better.
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As a child, I was raised by native Hawaiian elders - three old women who took care of me while my parents worked.
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Welcome to my nightmare, I think your going to like it.
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After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life.
