Don DeLillo Quotes
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Nobody has ever convinced me that ancient aliens have visited Earth. Not even close.
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I don't eat any red meat.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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When faced with the inevitable fatigue that comes with the recycling of speeches and the recycling of thoughts in a rather small stream of vortex, I am urged to not be ashamed of recycling.
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I'm not educated about cinema or genres.
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Marxism is an interpretation of history which explains the progress of society as a product of the expansion of the forces of production of the material means of life, that is, the development of economy.
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On every film, there are producers all over the place, and everyone's got to have an opinion. I think the screenplay is a beautiful form with great potential, but the environment around it is awful for a writer.
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I've realized that the most important thing I can do to look good is just treat myself well, whether it's getting a nice, long massage or just lying low and not going out every single night.
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Success, for me, is staying true to who you are and not deviating off a path.
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I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.
