David Lauren Quotes
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Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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There's a different energy with a female director, a female at the head of the production. I don't prefer one over the other, but they're definitely different experiences, and I would love to have more of them.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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Some day, I'd like to be known as the queen of containerboards.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.
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When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.
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When you write songs for your best friends and maybe two other people to hear, and then realize that a million other people are going to hear them, it can be a bit worrying. You get concerned about what you might reveal.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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I sincerely believe that no problem is bigger than man, and problems are blown out of proportion by man himself.
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I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.
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Well, I've been a Republican for all of my voting life.
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Children are wonderful, but they are not the center of the universe. The sooner their parents make them understand that, the better off we all will be.
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My father's family were liquidated during the Cultural Revolution in China because they were landowners. He was the only one to escape. I was born and brought up in Taiwan. But you absorb the trauma. My parents had no sense of security.
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'Lost' did alright, you know. Not that I didn't get into it - I just never watched enough of them; but the uphill battle is that you've got to stay tuned.
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My parents are famously not part of the gestalt of the fashion industry.
