David Shields Quotes
I'm really drawn toward work that is trying to capture what it's like to think now and to live now.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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After leaving school, I travelled around Europe for about six months. In Denmark, I thought that was my chance to get an amazing haircut, so I went to what I thought was a great hairdresser. It turned out to be the car wash of hairdressers, and I walked out sporting yet another pudding bowl, but this time with a stripe bleached down the centre.
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
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At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States.
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When I travel, it makes me wish I looked completely polished all the time. I don't. I live in sweats.
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I'm really drawn toward work that is trying to capture what it's like to think now and to live now.
