David Hyde Pierce Quotes
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
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Getting divorced didn't sour me on the institution of marriage. I'll tell you what I'll never do: I'll never get divorced again.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.
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Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.
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When I was a kid just starting out on the radio, I would always watch people. And I'd see the interest they'd have in trying to get a photo with an artist or get a ticket stub signed. I guess, to me, that's the ultimate thing – to know that what you've done is important enough to other people that they want to take a picture with you.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.
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Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.
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I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.
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Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in a Robert Langdon thriller.
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The live setting is always better for me. I usually thrive at live. I feel like having a band behind me and being able to interact with the crowd helps boost my energy up.
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I'm a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it.
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There is no question we are in an era of people asking, 'Is the Robocalypse upon us?
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A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.
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Yes. I guess it's the foolish romantic in me, but you see, I don’t think that sex is my Muse.
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Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.
