David Foster Wallace Quotes
There are no choices without personal freedom, Buckeroo. It's not us who are dead inside. These things you find so weak and contemptible in us - these are just the hazards of being free
Quotes to Explore
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I suspect I am like most people on the Internet in that I sign up for all sorts of sites and frequently use the same passwords.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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Whenever I am losing, it's like, 'It's his fault'. And whenever I'm winning it's like, 'That's us'. That's the team, the people.
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Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.
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I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.
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Life is going to unfold as it should because life always does.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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I was not really as good as I should have been.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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I had that hunger to work and keep growing. So I started to cut hair. When I started getting better, I got my own barbershop. I had a lot of clients in my hometown, so I wouldn't stop cutting hair. That's why I think I have such discipline in my job because I've always been very responsible.
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The best founders are extremely thoughtful and have an eye for quality. I don't know if there's any generic advice here that would be helpful. Startup knowledge is a moving target.
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It is our duty, to ourselves and to our children, to see the new world as it is now.
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I haven't yet met a woman who told me, 'I wish I had shorter legs.'
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When the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period of time, those subject to these arrangements tend to develop a desire to act in accordance with these principles and to do their part in institutions which exemplify them
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Palestinian children deserve the same right to be free in their own land as Israeli children in their land. A two-state solution will finally bring Israelis the security and normalcy to which they are entitled, and Palestinians the sovereignty and dignity they deserve.
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If you like vanilla, you're not going to like 'Breaking Bad' - you need to like a specific flavor that is unusual, that is different, that takes risks.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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There are no choices without personal freedom, Buckeroo. It's not us who are dead inside. These things you find so weak and contemptible in us - these are just the hazards of being free
