David John Haskins (David J) Quotes
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I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.
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It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system.
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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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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M.
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I've always been fascinated by how the past impacts the present. For the first half of my career as a novelist, I wrote psychological suspense mysteries. I wanted to be a therapist but was told that while I was a fine diagnostician, I would be a terrible therapist because I wanted to solve everyone's problems.
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Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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Without trust, you have nothing: trust is so important to me.
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If anything changes shape or takes off without me, I'll come after you and kill you. I'm too type A.
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Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.
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No man must encroach upon my province, nor I upon his. He may advise me, moderately and without pertinaciousness, but he must not expect to dictate to me. He may censure me freely and without reserve; but he should remember that I am to act by my deliberation and not his. I ought to exercise my talents for the benefit of others; but that exercise must be the fruit of my own conviction; no man must attempt to press me into the service.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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The man who accused Richard Simmons of slapping him in an airport has dropped the assault charge. Dropped it! Upon hearing the news, Simmons sadly responded, 'You mean I'm not going to prison?'
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I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not.
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No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.
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Life is to short to be little.
