David Means Quotes
My characters - no, make that most characters - are seeking the shelter of narrative resolution, a place of quiet and grace.
Quotes to Explore
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I respect the Premier League.
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The economy is not immutable; it's not about natural laws. It's about rules, and we make the rules.
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The biggest thrill in the world is entertaining the public, there is no bigger thrill than that.
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I've never experienced complete terror, knock on wood, or running for my life or any of that.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.
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Aside from 'Hatchet II' and 'Hatchet III,' I've never repeated myself. I try to keep doing things that are totally different.
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What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
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I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
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From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit.
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I turned pro as a 20-year-old, won a world title a year later, and remained a world champion ever since.
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My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard. He taught me to love my country, and serve my country.
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You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.
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His vision was to industrialize India, to urbanize India, and in the process he hoped that we would create a new society - more rational, more humane, less ridden by caste and religious sentiments. That was the grand vision that Nehru had.
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Beard's secret is always to be slightly on the edge but to pull back from disaster at the last minute.
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You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen.
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Trusting in God is important. He knows what is best.
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I've been auditioning since I'm nine years old. Honestly, most of my friends I've met in audition rooms because you're always auditioning.
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I am, as you know, a fan of nature, said Reginald. And yet, nature doesn't find ways to do anything. Nature has no opinion, no agenda. Nature provides a playing field, a not particularly level one, on which we compete with all creatures great and small.
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Five years is a long time to play one part.
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Behavior is the theory of manners practically applied.
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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My characters - no, make that most characters - are seeking the shelter of narrative resolution, a place of quiet and grace.
