Dan Gilbert Quotes
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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One of my favorite vacation memories was the Thai foot massage and Internet access salons in Bangkok, followed up by my testing cellphone coverage while wading in Provincetown Harbor on Cape Cod.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.
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You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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The Hispanic population in this country is not a monolith. When you're in Miami, the newscast is going to be different from the newscast in Los Angeles.
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I'm my own artist, and I see artists as movies. No one should try to change them for anything. If you don't like it, you just don't follow it. And if you don't like a movie you don't watch it. Watch another movie.
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I love to run, and I actually run quite a bit.
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Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
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I was working on 'Harry Potter' while I was growing up, and the attention it brought me made me feel quite isolated.
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Wise men hear and see as little children do.
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It would be nice to be in one place for a while and have a social life again and get a job. But I'm not qualified to do anything. That's the problem.
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. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do want to do.
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Being yourself is what will make you survive through anything. If you make music to please someone, it's the first step in the wrong direction. Always do what you believe in, no matter what people say. Only way to go!
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
