David Lindsay-Abaire Quotes
I've been pretty well treated by the critics, but the critics who didn't like my comedies hated them with an unbridled passion, and then I would see these same people writing very respectfully about ordinary naturalistic plays.
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I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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The Palestinian Authority gets money from the American taxpayer.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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I was in graduate school. I had a birth control accident and went to get the morning after pill.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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Every guy should be the owner of a really nice pen. When you put your thoughts down, or whenever you're going to share something with someone, it means something if it bleeds out in a nice ink.
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I keep in touch with what's real.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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I'm probably proudest of being able to lift a lot of us out of the 'hood. That's the biggest thing, that I've been able to employ a lot of people and give them opportunities.
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Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.
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We have learned how to do a lot of things. We must try to relearn why.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me.
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When I was a tiny tot, we only had one record player in the house, so there was either Genesis on it or the Jungle Book or The Beatles as well, and various other things.
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I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.
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Print-on-demand publishing is the new farm system for new voices in fiction. Authors who have compelling things to say, who can market their stories in compelling ways, will succeed.
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We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation.
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When you are little, you will draw pictures for no reason.
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I've been pretty well treated by the critics, but the critics who didn't like my comedies hated them with an unbridled passion, and then I would see these same people writing very respectfully about ordinary naturalistic plays.
