David Shields Quotes
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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My mom is many times responsible for getting us all together, but we trade off at each other's houses. My brother and I are actors and are traveling a lot of our job.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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I get homesick.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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I used to sail a lot in all kinds of weather, competing on small sailboats in the ocean. And I travel a lot in Iceland on horses every summer, through the wild areas where there's no inhabitants and there are volcanoes.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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They hate whom they fear.
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I come from a background of hiding everything behind a computer.
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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I know a lot of people love applications on their phone, but I'm like, 'Yeah, I understand the nice experience, but there's something about it that doesn't flow well.' Opening an app, closing it, moving to something else. There's something about the open web that's very free flowing.
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There's nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it.
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I still think there are some pitches in this pitching arm, so I will continue playing with USA Softball, but knowing that this could be the last time a softball player stands on the Olympic podium and has the opportunity of experiencing this - it was emotional.
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If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.
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I like art with a visible string to the world.
