Del Shores Quotes
I tell stories, and I do it through writing, through acting, through my stand-up, and through directing. All the hats I wear - producing as well - ultimately, I am a storyteller.
Quotes to Explore
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I have seven children by six different mothers. Maybe success was too good to me.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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When I was probably 5 or 6, my mother put me into an acting, singing, and dancing class.
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For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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I don't fetishize objects.
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You're not always able to choose.
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I love boating - not flash, 'noisy go fast' nonsense, but the general relaxation of it. My wife and I love to get in our little Wellcraft and go as far out to sea as we can, hopefully beyond land. That is the best thing you can ever do. It clears your psyche.
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I told my wife, when I go up to the garage and I wash my Cobra, I feel like I'm cheating on her.
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The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life - and one is as good as another.
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I tell stories, and I do it through writing, through acting, through my stand-up, and through directing. All the hats I wear - producing as well - ultimately, I am a storyteller.
