David Anthony Durham Quotes
No, make something different from war. Don't allow your enemies to be enemies. Make them something else, because otherwise they have a power over you that they should not have. If you think in the same ways as the past, you will only get new versions of the past. Think differently. That's what I'm saying.
Quotes to Explore
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.
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There's so much innovation going on, and there are lots of people funding that innovation, but there's very little innovation on that infrastructure for innovation itself, so we like to do that ourselves to help companies create more tech companies.
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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
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I like to think of myself as classy.
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I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.
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The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it's not flat. It's rounded; it's like a sphere, so there's always a hidden face. There's one that is revealed because there's light reflecting on it, but there's always a hidden one, and once you go around to see the hidden one, it moves, and that's life.
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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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A huge part of my career and how I want to participate in the world is being unapologetically myself and being honest and vulnerable.
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I think for people that are dealing with this out there, the important thing to know is that this is real. It's called CIU, and there are solutions out there for you.
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I think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter. Like a kind of mechanical form of painting.
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I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.
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One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.
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No agency is better than its account executives.
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Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.
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Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.
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Over the years, music put a weapon in my hand and words in my mouth it backed me up and shielded me, it shook me and scared me and showed me the way; music opened me up to living and being and feeling.
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No, make something different from war. Don't allow your enemies to be enemies. Make them something else, because otherwise they have a power over you that they should not have. If you think in the same ways as the past, you will only get new versions of the past. Think differently. That's what I'm saying.
