David Shields Quotes
Straightforward fiction functions only as more Bubble Wrap, nostalgia, retreat.
David Shields
Quotes to Explore
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In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
Jackson Katz
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My first time coming over to North America was to New York around Christmastime when I was 7. My mom was a flight attendant, and she got put on to the Trans-Atlantic route over Christmastime, so she brought the whole family.
Becky Lynch
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I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.
Adam Kluger
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Certainly, imperial power is never peaceably acquired or maintained.
Pankaj Mishra
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At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
Harold MacMillan
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That's one of the magical things about the Olympics, Team GB will have someone challenging in a sport that we've never watched and all of a sudden it'll be the biggest thing ever.
Gary Lineker
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I was going to France to do my masters and my Ph.D., but I didn't know how to say, 'bonjour.' You really feel like a baby, starting everything from scratch.
Zeresenay Alemseged
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I think of myself as a Romantic Symbolist.
Cy Twombly
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On March 5, I will behead Rafael dos Anjos. I will drag his head through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, through a parade of people I'd imagine. It will become a national holiday also I would imagine.
Conor McGregor
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History teaches us that war is not inevitable. Once again, it is for us to choose whether we use war or some other method of settling the ordinary and unavoidable conflicts between groups of men.
Aldous Huxley
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I'll tell ya, in New York City, where I've lived far too long, 'fuck' isn't even a word, it's a comma.
Lewis Black
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When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.
Chilon of Sparta
