David Sax Quotes
In 2008, Milton Sheppard opened the Waiter Training School in the Bronx, N.Y., charging $175 for courses, but the business soon ran out of money. He now operates a clown college in the same space.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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The West was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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It's a very good historical book about history.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I spent ten years riding motorcycles.
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In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.
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I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.
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When I was singing, everybody liked me.
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I like the slow Scandinavian pace. I don't need cliffhangers in every chapter because I don't want to make a Hollywood movie out of it.
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Destiny is the invention of the cowardly, and the resigned.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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I grew up in Scotland, and everyone wore Barbour. It's very practical; it's very outdoorsy. It's what the gamekeepers and the fishermen and the farmers would wear.
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I get asked that a lot: "What do you think your role is, with all the people that look up to you?" I'm an entertainer, you know? I'm not trying to bombard anybody with anything, but at the same time, face-to-face or in real life, if I'm talking to some kid, I have opinions just like everybody else does.
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I guess we're all supposed to get used to living in a more dangerous world.
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Great teachers should be rewarded.
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No matter how much money you make, no matter how famous you are, you're not above going outside and cutting trees. I do it all the time.
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In 2008, Milton Sheppard opened the Waiter Training School in the Bronx, N.Y., charging $175 for courses, but the business soon ran out of money. He now operates a clown college in the same space.
