David Sedaris Quotes
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What you want to do is you want to own as little sort of hard infrastructure as possible, and your real value is your name and how you build that up.
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There are no free lunches in life. You have to earn it. I am paying my dues. People have accused me of having it easy because I am Amitabh Bachchan's son. Yes, I am his son, and I've never run away from it. I work hard to make him proud.
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Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.
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On my show 'One on One', I interview leaders from around the world - in politics, business, art. My other show, 'Her Village', is more like 'The View'.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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I love Canada. Canada is a great neighbour. Canada has been a great friend and neighbor for many, many years.
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It's always great when you're really needed.
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I would like to reconcile the church and the circus. I wanted to transform the theatre... to get my message across that there is only one God - the living man - the person sitting next to you. That is my religion. I believe that there is a sense to life.
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When you buy anything with lots of leverage, it does not require a whole lot to go wrong to lose it all.
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There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator.
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You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.
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People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life.
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'Love Story' I wrote on my bedroom floor in about 20 minutes.
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My dad was a single father, and he was a hunter.
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This is the pain-pleasure of having newly adult children; they're innocent and ruthless in forgetting their sweet old dependence.
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You must understand the texture of your hair before you choose a style.
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As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'
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Singing and entertainment are now my first priority.
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I always knew I wanted it to be illustrated.
