David Harvey Quotes
When money functions as measure of value it must truly represent the values it helps to circulate.
Quotes to Explore
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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.
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I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
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I think punditry serves no purpose.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.
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From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.
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Cyndi Lauper is really good at talking to you about normal things. It's strange to be in the presence of a big celebrity like that. You want to make these connections and say things related to being a fan. It's not as interesting for them. She's amazing at making small talk without it seeming small.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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Is it the right thing to burn Qurans? Legally? Can pastor burn Quran tomorrow? People accept legally it is right. But is it the right thing to do? No.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.
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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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I'm really scared of flying. Like, really, really, really scared.
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No one reads my books until they're finished because I don't want feedback. It confuses me, and it changes things; if I get too much feedback, I get thrown off my path.
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These days, we have a million things to do and usually one day to do them in.
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My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.
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Making a movie is such a huge commitment of emotion and time that I didn't want to be beholden to doing it for money.
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When money functions as measure of value it must truly represent the values it helps to circulate.
