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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The economy is not immutable; it's not about natural laws. It's about rules, and we make the rules.
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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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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 finally graduated from 'I don't give a hoot.'
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I knew I didn't look like my sisters and I didn't have those shapes, but I didn't think that was wrong.
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I like naughty boys. I was married to David Bailey, who was one of the naughtiest. I like real men, and I like masculinity.
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What sort of philosophy one chooses depends on what sort of person one is.
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Life sends you angels sometimes when you're in need and, in my theory, it's usually never the people you expect to be there. They are often gone the people that appear with a piece of advice or something they want to give to you to help you through are generally surprising people and I wanted Kirsten's character to be that.
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My characters - no, make that most characters - are seeking the shelter of narrative resolution, a place of quiet and grace.
