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'm constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don't train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.
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I had a really successful 2013, '14, '15. Touring, just doing my thing. Super - I mean, can't complain about nothing. And my road manager got killed. And it ruined everything. Now, I tell people - I don't know if this is a word. But I tell people that that re-sensitized me.
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People will always choose more money over more sex.
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Every single person who has ever walked down the street with a FEED bag has purchased it. I think that's really relevant because it means that you have got to make that choice to spend that money on that product.
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Rapping was a hobby; when I went to college, there were a ton of dudes rapping. I think that's where I got my rapping chops up.
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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.
