Matthew Desmond Quotes
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What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, then?' The one who sees that.
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I tend to be really competitive when it comes to Scattergories.
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I went to the Experimental Theater Wing at NYU and wrote and directed a small amount of stuff there.
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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.
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There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back.
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I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard to have one extreme opinion a month. I don't know how these columnists have two or three ideas a week; I was having difficulty having 12 things to say a year.
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All of my walls are covered with framed pictures of my friends.
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Neuroplasticity research showed that the brain changes its very structure with each different activity it performs, perfecting its circuits so it is better suited to the task at hand.
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That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
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Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.
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My mama just accepted everybody with open arms. Everybody knew her.
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This high-end, novelistic form of TV, you know, is just peppered with despicable people who do marvelous things and marvelous people who do despicable things.
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If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar.
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The proof of a theory is in its reasoning, not in its sponsorship
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Sing the rapturous love-song unto me! Burn to me perfumes! Wear to me jewels! Drink to me, for I love you! I love you!
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Who weeps for these, weeps for corruption!
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I wanted to talk to the animals like Dr. Dolittle.
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Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.
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Barcelona is one of the best cities in the world. I love it there. I love Big Sur. It's stunning and you get a therapeutic experience there. The drive up the coast is one of the most beautiful I've ever done. Also, Hong Kong. I could easily live there!
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If you take responsibility for what you are doing to yourself, how you produce your symptoms, how you produce your illness, how you produce your existence-the very moment you get in touch with yourself-growth begins, integration begins.
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My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.
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I'm so lucky in my life, but I'm so unlucky in my abilities. I love art so much, but I'm unable to produce it. I can't even draw a dog that doesn't look like a horse.
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Housing being a top-order issue for cities is something that's not trivial.
