David Mitchell Quotes
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.
Quotes to Explore
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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I don't do the gym and I don't diet. I'm vegetarian but I don't diet.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things on Earth were created for man's use, to help him reach the end for which he was created.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get into the more highly produced hip-hop, which is something like what DJ Khaled does. But at some point, it starts to get kind of pop.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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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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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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Making music is fantastic.
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For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples lives for the better. But you can only do that for about 300 people to maybe a thousand people - if you're really prolific and you're working really hard.
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If you're receiving fewer assignments, this could be an indicator that there was a decision from upper management that you shouldn't have as many responsibilities. Whether that means your employer has lost faith in you or that your job may be in jeopardy, this is a sign that you should start polishing up your resume.
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If I end up having a novel that sells really well and that allows me to pay for health insurance and mortgage without having to work at a day job, that would be great.
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O child! dear child! Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my flights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.
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I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.
