David Lowery Quotes
I don't like being pessimistic. I don't like living my life with a nihilistic mindset.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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I would like to direct.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because they didn't have much expanded imagination or technique or knowledge.
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Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
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The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
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I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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Perhaps 10 percent of patients who are prescribed antidepressants are really benefiting from the drugs' active ingredients.
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Al Davis has been the biggest influence in my professional football life. I mean, he was a guy that gave me an opportunity, one, to get into professional football in 1967 as an assistant coach, and then at the age of 32, giving me the opportunity to be the head coach.
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And what do you think will happen to you when you find life is just too good to be left alone? You'll start living it.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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We in the press like to say we're honest brokers of information, and it's just not true. The press does have an agenda.
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She was someone who was full of life ... She represented everything that was wonderful about Sweden and about Europe.
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I don't like being pessimistic. I don't like living my life with a nihilistic mindset.
