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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I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.
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I have entered on an enterprise which is without precedent, and will have no imitator. I propose to show my fellows a man as nature made him, and this man shall be myself.
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I really have learned to live in the moment. I don't question things too much or try to project into the future. That's how life should be.
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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.
