David M. Shoup Quotes
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Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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Sometimes in someone's gestures you can notice how a parent is somehow inhabiting that person without there being any awareness of that. Sometimes you can look at your hand and see your father.
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Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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I recognize myself to be an intensely naive person. Most novelists are, despite frequent pretensions to deep socio-political insight.
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Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.
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Women view men like houses. They look for fixer-uppers.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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I was raped in a driveway when I was eleven. … It was a terrible experience because we had all that gravel.
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Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business.
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I think 'The Shining' is one of the first horror movies I remember seeing.
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Freedom is not a natural disposition, but God's precious gift to man. Those in whom viciousness becomes second-nature, those in whom brutality is linked with haughtiness, forfeit their ability and therefore their right to receive that gift. Hardening of the heart is the suspension of freedom.
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Remember, God provides the best camouflage several hours out of every 24.
