David F. Houston Quotes
The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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We would here state that there are now three things necessary to be done in order to save China from revolution. The first is to maintain the reigning Dynasty; the second is to conserve the Holy Religion; and the third is to protect the Chinese race.
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With a poetry book I can send 100 copies out to reviewers and other people, and even do it in advance and get their response. It's difficult with iPad: how do you send it out for free, and how do you even disseminate it before it goes into their store?
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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Frankly, most of my friends hold very different political beliefs. It's just a funny thing in this country that supposedly you can't sit down and have dinner and enjoy another person's company if you don't have the same beliefs. It's ridiculous.
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My hair is a wild, untamable beast! I like letting it grow; my bangs grow whatever way they want and I kind of follow their rule. So side bangs, poof bangs - it's kind of unpredictable.
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A novel can enlarge the empathy and imagination of both its author and its reader, and my experience, that sense of enlargement is most intense when I'm transported beyond the narrow limits of my daily life.
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The Starbucks brand has shifted over time from being a specialty brand to being more of a mass brand. There is a gap at the top of the market.
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I quit it because at the end of seven years in an ensemble show with one leader, I thought: 'I will be known as 'Dallas' starring Larry Hagman and the cast.' And at this point in my career - I was in my mid to late 30s - I thought, 'Now is the time when it's hottest for me to go out and establish my thing.'
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The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops.
