David Sedaris Quotes
I felt uncomfortable calling myself a writer until I started with 'The New Yorker,' and then I was like, 'Okay, now you can call yourself that.'
Quotes to Explore
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Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons.
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Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
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Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.
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I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.
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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.
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When you are doing a long scene, you have dialogue and interaction to narrate the character. But making sense out of facial expression and reacting is difficult. Having said that, I think such challenges are good for learning.
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The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society.
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Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.
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I enjoy being in New York. I have so many fans here that sing all my songs from start to finish.
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I got quite good results from protein plates.
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Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it.
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I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible.
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My connections to Broward are long, and they are deep, and I'm proud of them.
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I try and be a little bit chic. I wouldn't wear sweatpants. I wouldn't wear a twinset.
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Religious beliefs have played a vital role in forming America's character as well as my own. I was raised as a Lutheran, and I believe in God and consider my faith and involvement with organized religion to be an important part of who I am.
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I love going to tag sales, to auctions.
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It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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I would never wear a look that was all the same designer. I always wear at least one thing that is vintage. I dress according to my mood, and I usually spend money on the basics, like leather jackets, handbags, sweaters and shoes.
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Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.
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Quite often very talented people FAIL because they believe they are too big to do the little things, while the most successful amongst us are quite willing to do the little things. They truly are BIG people.
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I'd love to work with Steve Martin. I'd love to work with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd.
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I felt uncomfortable calling myself a writer until I started with 'The New Yorker,' and then I was like, 'Okay, now you can call yourself that.'
