David Leavitt Quotes
The Term Paper Artist' represents two models of writing, one of the little boy bouncing his ball, generating stories for the sheer pleasure of it, and the besieged adult, writing to make a living, having to contend with a very competitive, very unreliable world in which public image counts.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate change was no big deal, that most environmental problems were massive exaggerations, that oil reserves were effectively unlimited, and more.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.
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All diseases run into one, old age.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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The Arab representatives and their followers were not interested in the persecuted millions throughout the world; they were fixed on a political agenda that distracted the world from their own serious shortcomings in the human-rights department.
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I'm a stand-up. I'm never worried about getting my next role. That's never distressing to me.
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.
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We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?
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Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
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Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
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If I weren't involved with food, I'd be working in architecture. Design is that critical to me.
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I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry.
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Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.
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The Term Paper Artist' represents two models of writing, one of the little boy bouncing his ball, generating stories for the sheer pleasure of it, and the besieged adult, writing to make a living, having to contend with a very competitive, very unreliable world in which public image counts.
