Gary David Goldberg Quotes
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I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
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Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists.
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I've never considered myself to be a fashionista type of guy.
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When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.
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Most Americans have no memory of the designs Franklin Roosevelt's New Dealers had for postwar-American foreign policy. Human rights, self-determination and an end to European colonization in the developing world, nuclear disarmament, international law, the World Court, the United Nations - these were all ideas of the progressive left.
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Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
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I listen to music constantly while writing.
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If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
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Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
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I'm a world expert on superhero comics. I think maybe only Michael Chabon knows more than me.
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I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.
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Raising ambition in 2014 is crucial for arriving at a meaningful climate agreement in 2015.
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There's always time to read. Don't trust a writer who doesn't read. It's like eating food prepared by a cook who doesn't eat.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse.
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My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer... Being a critic wasn't an aspiration of mine.
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Halston was one of the hardest-working designers I have come across. The way he cut, moulded, manipulated and draped fabric was inspiring. I was submerged into the Halston subculture alongside Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor and Truman Capote. They shaped who I have become as a designer.
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It was Nate Monaster who encouraged me to be a writer.
