David Friedman Quotes
In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure.
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I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.
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If you are in a relationship, it has to be a good one. If it isn't, it's best to just leave it.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'
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Girls shouldn't drink because their bodies are not made for drinking and smoking.
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Will I obliterate national debt? Sure, why not?
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You might call me an accidental entrepreneur.
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Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.
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Hollywood is wonderful, but it does eat its young.
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What you wish to others, God wishes to you.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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It would have been easy for me to bring out a real cheesy pop song, but 'Please Don't Let Me Go' isn't your typical 'X Factor' single, and it's a grower, not a shower.
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People are mostly focused on defending the computers on the Internet, and there's been surprisingly little attention to defending the Internet itself as a communications medium.
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I have a wide spectrum, a wide demographic. I have the young girls, I have the gay community, I have many regular theatergoers. I do feel a tremendous responsibility and pride to be a role model for some of these young people.
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I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.
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They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions.
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I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual.
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Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
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I remember when I was a child... walking into the woods by myself and feeling the solitude around me build like electricity and pass through my body with a jolt that made my hair prickle.
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I'm very content to have great management and a great label. But for me, success started when my managers came to me and told me, 'Go ahead and quit your job.' I told them, 'As long as I don't have to wash dishes anymore, I'm good.'
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In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure.
