David Shields Quotes
I have a teaching job that allows me to pay the rent and affords me to, frankly, write the books I want to write.David Shields
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
Sally Kirkland -
You know, I endeavor to be more like my older brother. He's very magnetic. He's actually very much like 'Castle' in that people are attracted to him, and just want to be near him. You want to know where my brother is in a crowded room? He's the guy with the crowd around him.
Nathan Fillion -
I'm a huge gamer. I'm very excited, and the idea of the Rift was as a headset that was designed around the specific uses of VR gaming. But I'm excited about a lot of stuff that's outside of it, because I was a VR enthusiast. I want VR to be the thing that we all live in, that we all use for everything, not just games.
Palmer Luckey -
I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
Utah Phillips -
The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever.
Ted Nelson -
When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
Oscar Hijuelos
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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations.
Harold Feinstein -
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
Gary Sinise -
It was always my desire to strike new ground and help to lend weight where it was most required.
Oliver Tambo -
I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.
Natasha Bedingfield -
Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
Damon Galgut
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
Omari Hardwick -
Irresponsibility is the mark of every European politician who holds out the promise of a better life to immigrants and encourages them to leave everything behind and risk their lives in setting out for Europe.
Viktor Orban -
Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
Frances Beinecke -
The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand -
Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
Ted Nelson -
Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
C. L. R. James
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I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.
Erykah Badu -
I'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not, and I've certainly had interviews with people in this radio show I've done that swear they've seen things or have had bizarre experiences with creatures, and so I think they're telling the truth.
Rhys Darby -
If you're a competitor, you want to win. That's enough to play for, simple as that.
Dak Prescott -
Nobody really knows what they're doing. Some are just better at pretending like they do.
Kumail Nanjiani -
You don't need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.
Marianne Williamson -
I have a teaching job that allows me to pay the rent and affords me to, frankly, write the books I want to write.
David Shields