David Simon Quotes
While I think storytelling is a meaningful way to spend your life... it does feel a little bit secondary or off-point.
Quotes to Explore
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
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The reason I did the book about holidays is that you're a different person on holiday. You're sleeping somewhere unfamiliar, knocking about with people you've never met and for 10 days you're someone else. You're out of your comfortable zone.
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I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I have never liked the 'Been there done that' thing... You hear that all the time from people, and I think it's just based on pure insecurity... Each person is going to have their own unique take on something.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.
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Little boys have amazing minds.
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I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.
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Honestly, I am not a huge beauty girl, so I'm pretty low-maintenance, California.
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I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
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We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.
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Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules.
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While I think storytelling is a meaningful way to spend your life... it does feel a little bit secondary or off-point.
