David Grann Quotes
After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking.
Quotes to Explore
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In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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Quinoa is great for lazy day cooking because it's packed with complete proteins, but it cooks in only 20 minutes. And, you can flavor it any way you wish! I make mine with onions, lots of ground ginger, turmeric and coriander, and then whatever dried fruit and nuts I have around.
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I love the unexplainable. It would be so boring to me if everything could be explained.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into.
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Singing is a prayer to me.
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I don't try to hurt people in any way, and I try to help out wherever I can.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier.
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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
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Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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I also pray for favor and His anointing on my life and ministry that I might have spiritual blessing when I minister to people. They're my principal prayers; I don't have a prayer list that I go down.
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People say New Yorkers can't get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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For every dollar spent on spaying and neutering now, $17 is saved and can be used for other community projects. We work with the animals and the people who love them.
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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.
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After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking.
