David Guterson Quotes
It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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I was in culinary school for a little while, but it was just too hard to cut weight and cook at the same time.
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I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
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It was always my dream to write for a living.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
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'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.
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You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.
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I didn't really enjoy school in general.
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You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.
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You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
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Rome is a city where in every corner you have a reminder of the sacred world. That's why I have sacred music, minimalist sacred music, which is also music I like, because at the end of the day, that's what I want to do.
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I'm a big pasta fan. I'm a big Italian food fan. Anything Italian - I love cheese, mozzarella. Mozzarella is my favorite, so I have to say anything Italian, I'll take it.
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My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace cafe to a beautiful view. And as an actor, I loathe improvisation because there's no structure and no one knows what's going on.
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If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had success in both. I can't really complain. I try not to live my life that way.
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Rey's parents left her at 5, and we meet her when she's late teens or early 20s, and for someone to keep hopeful that there's a better life to come, I think, is astounding. Though she starts off alone, she very much finds her place in a group of people, and that's lovely.
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Content marketing is one of the most effective ways to promote your business online - but only when it's done right.
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I'm very, very modest.
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Women are trying to have it all but are trying to regain control over their time. That's why many women are busting out of the traditional workforce and starting their own businesses.
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A picador is the guy in a bullfight who helps make sure the matador doesn't get killed by distracting the bull. That's what TV writing is. You're just distracting the bull long enough to stick around for the next set of commercials.
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Every album I've made is about what I'm experiencing at the time.
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It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.
