David Grinspoon Quotes
Once we become a multiplanet species, our chances to live long and prosper will take a huge leap skyward.
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I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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A rap dude has his rap persona, his hyper version of himself. Do you know Method Man's real name? Or Elton John, Marylin Monroe? You make up this character. That's kind of what we have done with Die Antwoord, playing with characters.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
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We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.
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Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
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At 93, I'm not looking forward to fame and fortune.
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Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this.
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I'm appalled that when I talk about the neo-conservatives it's somehow twisted, some sort of a racist comment.
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You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.
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Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.
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It is Cameron's cabinet of millionaires who are the real spongers given free rein to live out their Thatcherite fantasies at the expense of ordinary, decent communities throughout these islands.
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I'm just going to keep going. For me, the most important thing is that I have fun. I've reached nearly everything already with Accept and U.D.O., so the most important thing is that I have fun touring and making albums. I'm still nervous when a new album comes out. I'm still nervous when we start touring. So as long as I have this feeling, I can't say when I will stop.
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Once we become a multiplanet species, our chances to live long and prosper will take a huge leap skyward.
