David Gilmour Quotes
I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.
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I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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In capitalist history, invasion and class struggle are not opposites, as the official legend would have us believe, but one is the means and the expression of the other.
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We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq.
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer.
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If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that.
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I think I'm lucky having parents that have been in show business for a while, and they don't care about the shiny stuff so much. They raised me in that way - to stay grounded, not to chase the shiny, pretty things.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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I'm so inspired by the women who are far braver than I am, who have come forward with their stories and risked everything to help others. What is important is that the voices of these women do not disappear. We must amplify them.
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I would love people to understand that not everyone can give away $100, but everyone can take the time to help someone get across a street.
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You would be amazed how many people call my office looking for work every day.
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I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.
