David Gilmour Quotes
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.
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When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
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Habits change into character.
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I do like being busy. I'm not the kind of person who just sits around and goes to a spa when I'm not working.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving as a major in college, but it was part of the journalism department.
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I like to make my name of songs strange.
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Genes work with probabilities; they don't work with certainties. So most things that you're looking at with these genetic tests, it's not like you're condemned to automatically get the disease or the syndrome. There's a lot of factors in play there.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
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My job in 'Motive' is to be the rebellious teenager - what boy wouldn't want to be that?
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I don't think I've ever been in love, I'm sure I will be some day. I've had enormous crushes, although I've never been into the Brad Pitt thing.
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I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big bucks at a project and make what some would call crap, or you can work very modestly with eloquently moving results.
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The script that I fell in love with and adored was 'Jane the Virgin'... but every line in the pilot was essentially, 'Why did you keep my daughter a secret all of these years?' I didn't know any direction my character was going - was it going to be a dramatic character, a comedic character? - I didn't know.
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The best way to invest corporate profits is to give them to the employees.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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I was talking to my publisher, Jamie Ceretta, who's one of my closest confidants and allies when I'm working on new music. I feel like I can always count on his judgement because he'll tell me if he doesn't like something. It's sometimes hard to get people to tell you if they don't like something.
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I write to get myself writing. That and read Wallace Stevens' "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" for the umpteenth time. Certain authors for me, certain books, just by reading a phrase I feel I can write.
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It's really tough to get happy music going, you know?
