David Paden Marchand (Davey Havok) Quotes
Look at who people are elevating and deifying in the public eye, and ask yourself what those people have done to receive such lauding and what it is they haven't. When you look at that you say, okay, are these people being revered for something of merit, or are they completely hallow? Or even worse, are they being revered for something that is actually destructive?
Quotes to Explore
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We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we have to lie to ourselves. Black is never as black as you're painting it and white is never as white.
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I'm thrilled that country music fans like my stuff, but so do a lot of people outside of country music, people who just love music. My goal is more to reach music lovers than to appeal to a genre. I love country music, and I'm proud to represent it, but I don't obsess over it as a category.
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It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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I'm a voracious reader, and I like to explore all sorts of writing without prejudice and without paying any attention to labels, conventions or silly critical fads.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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The best song is what resonates with that one person the most. It's why, if you ask a million people on the face of the Earth, they're all gonna have different favorite songs, their own best song ever, because that's the one that touched them the most.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
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If I had sat around and waited until I had an idea to be a successful photographer, I would still be in finance.
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... learning to love any one is like an increase of property, – it increases care, and brings many new fears lest precious things should come to harm.
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The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.
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My earlier award was also based on a close collaborative effort.
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The UK desperately needs less government and freer markets.
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Look at who people are elevating and deifying in the public eye, and ask yourself what those people have done to receive such lauding and what it is they haven't. When you look at that you say, okay, are these people being revered for something of merit, or are they completely hallow? Or even worse, are they being revered for something that is actually destructive?
