David Walton Quotes
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A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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Story was that human civilization started to develop with first social network. Emerged where population concentration was high. Helped propel to where we are now. Facebook is next step of creating a huge human brain to embrace hundreds of million, possibly billions of people.
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Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not.
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God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.
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But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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Everybody knows if you don't have an examined life, you go mad.
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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.
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Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.
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I did not like leaving them when they were little or big. You have to have priorities regarding what you will allow to take you away from your kid.
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I was trying to establish an identity in music, and black and white had nothing to do with it.
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I do myself up kind of like a doll. I have a doll collection and I look at their outfits and kind of imitate them.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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I think comedians get too much credit or too much criticism for the style of comedy they do, and they generally do the style of comedy that works for them. [...] There's no kind of shrewd calculation going into the type of standup we all do. It's like David Cross is supposed to be doing the David Cross' type of standup.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.
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It's so hard to make a comedy pilot and have a cool idea.
