David McCandless Quotes
What I love - and I'm a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective.
Quotes to Explore
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It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold one's audience.
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
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In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.
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There is nothing you can do to assuage your conscience when you commit sins. Crime is a spiritual assault on the soul.
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You can go to the doctor a million times if you're feeling down, and get nowhere, but if you go for a run it makes you feel really good.
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Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.
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There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you.
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I'm of the Samuel Goldwyn school of writing: If you need to send a message, call Western Union. Any messages people take away from my books are the ones they see in them.
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People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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Mrs. White, in my opinion, made false statements. She misused what she claimed was the prophetic gift she had.
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I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.'
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I pretty much look like an identical twin of my mom.
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The best way to tell people about climate change is through non-fiction. There's a vast literature of outstanding writing on the subject.
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You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.
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Reserve your abuse for your true friends.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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Ricky Gervais has jokes about people with disabilities, but do I think that's a healthy thing? Yes, I really do, because he's chosen his targets very carefully, and he's thought about what he's doing.
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I met Cary Grant once, and I was absolutely star struck. I got his autograph.
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In my orchestra, I hate slackness, idle talk and lost time. I always hated this and still hate it. But I can achieve much more when I am quiet and not shouting.
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The blessings of the priesthood are infinitely greater than the one who is asked to administer the gift.
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Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.
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What I love - and I'm a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective.
