David Grinspoon Quotes
There's eco-pragmatism, where you recognize, 'Yeah, we live on a planet that's permanently altered by humanity, and rather than seek to return to or preserve pure wilderness, we recognize that's an illusion, and we proceed under the new knowledge that we live, in fact, in a human-dominated planet.'
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
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My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.
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To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.
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It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
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To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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I want to be free... free to develop my art.
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I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.
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When a well-rounded character takes over, he doesn't lecture you about his history and how he is misunderstood. He lives his life, does things that are unexpected, and makes you laugh and cry because of his human flaws and foibles.
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Don't be discouraged if the answer to your prayer does not come immediately. Study, ponder, and pray, sincerely having faith, and live the commandments.
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Literature in its most comprehensive sense is the autobiography of humanity.
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I'm thankful for weird people out there 'cause they're some of the most creative people.
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Nature still obstinately refuses to co-operate by making the rich people innately superior to the poor people.
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There's eco-pragmatism, where you recognize, 'Yeah, we live on a planet that's permanently altered by humanity, and rather than seek to return to or preserve pure wilderness, we recognize that's an illusion, and we proceed under the new knowledge that we live, in fact, in a human-dominated planet.'
