T. Davis Bunn Quotes
A writer must have all the confidence in the world when writing the first draft and none whatsoever when editing subsequent drafts.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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We believe the most significant long-term application of bitcoin may be reducing the upfront cost of internet-connected devices to make them more accessible for the developing world.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy.
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I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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I come from a background of hiding everything behind a computer.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him.
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I just feel energized when I am around young, talented people. There is something about these kids that's amazing. I learn as much from them as they do from me.
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Monetary success is not success. Career success is not success. Life, someone that loves you, giving to others, doing something that makes you feel complete and full. That is success. And it isn't dependent on anyone else.
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America is a living idea. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make America. Seeking to preserve and enshrine one vision of this country from one period of its past robs it of what makes it magical: its infinite possibility for adjustment.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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A writer must have all the confidence in the world when writing the first draft and none whatsoever when editing subsequent drafts.
