David Foster Wallace Quotes
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To be honest, before I joined the industry, I knew very little about the fashion world, and I hardly knew any name brands. Probably because the price tags were a little too high, and home girl needed to work.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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The kitchen is where we deal with the elements of the universe. It is where we come to understand our past and ourselves.
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I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.
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Bringing GIS into schools gets the kids very excited and indirectly teaches them different components of STEM education. That's been illustrated at school after school.
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But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.
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I can't control what people think. They know who I am.
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There are no warlike people - just warlike leaders.
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There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing.
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In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created.
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I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable.
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I feel that I have such an abundance in my life, and once you've seen how many people suffer and how little it takes for you to actually change their lives for the better, it's hard not to do something.
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I have a beautiful Hellenistic gold and garnet ring - it's more than 2,200 years old, but it looks very modern.
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During my draft process, I had Seattle come and work me out. This is one of the places where I thought I might be drafted. I'm glad it worked out I'm here.
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I still love playing the game, and it's amazing we can do this as a so-called 'job,' and it's amazing we can come to the rink every day and play the game we love.
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Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punchline.
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What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be surprised if eventually there are no people in my pictures. It is so emotional.
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Without the means to prevent, and to control the timing of, conception, economic and political rights have limited meaning for women. If women cannot plan their pregnancies, they can plan little else in their lives.
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I'll probably at some point get involved in Instagram and things like that because I feel it's reality, and it's the way people communicate.
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The big mistake people make is eating their grilled beef hot. I prefer room temperature or cool. When the meat rests and starts to get cool, all of that fat goes back into the muscles and becomes much more tender.
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They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.
