David Gilmour Quotes
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All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow.
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Every dude needs a well tailored suit. I'd say well tailored suit, a leather jacket, and a pair of jeans that really fit are vital in your wardrobe.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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We didn't have much money growing up, so we hopped around L.A. a lot in the '70s, '80s and '90s. I'm very familiar with the shifting culture there.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.
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I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
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'Entity' is not about science. The process behind it may dictate the nature of the piece, but it's not like a dance about Einstein where I'm trying to convert his ideas into movement and communicate that to an audience.
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People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
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Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.
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Talent survives and remains while beauty is diluted.
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I've laid my friends bare.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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What great writers have done to cities is not to tell us what happens in them, but to remember what they think happened or, indeed, might have happened. And so Dickens reinvented London, Joyce, Dublin, and so on.
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We can track and see the production of single molecules, trace them and see how they assemble into structures.
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Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves.
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I find it incredibly difficult to write anything that's really happy.
