David Grann Quotes
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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Procrastination is opportunity's assassin.
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In high school and college, I did not have any Christian friends except my best friend Sarah, who I actually 'brought to Jesus.'
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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I'm committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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To create a nice relationship with an ex, the love has to change form. I think you just have to put your children first.
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It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
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I used to enjoy bad television, like really bad quiz programmes or sitcoms.
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The weather in California is so much hotter than it is in England that it's absolutely changed my style. I have many more dresses and shorts than I ever thought I would coming from U.K.! It's so much easier to dress femininely in a warm climate.
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I absolutely should be on social media, and I think every person who's an influencer should be, and should be doing good things.
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We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns.
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My mother's not a political person. She just doesn't want me to be mean... sometimes I have to be mean. It's like a parent or a teacher. Sometimes for the good of everybody you have to be a little bit strong, a little bit confrontational.
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I sat in a garage and invented the future.
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I covered Congress, and everyone always wanted me to be a political reporter.
