David Batstone Quotes
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My father really told me, seriously, if you want something, you can have it, but you may have to work harder than anyone else around you.
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When you're still in the broadcast business, you're still trying to reach tens of millions. You're trying to still aim for a broader audience, and I think that's a more difficult task to spread yourself across that audience, connect with them, as opposed to a very, very small, pinpointed audience. Difficult to do.
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I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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It always seemed much better to be a writer - a Real Writer - than a successful hack.
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The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.
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While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope.
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I'm not averse to telling people off.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.
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In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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The answer scrawled on a blank page in a daily newspaper, was conceived whilst aboard a ferry.
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If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.
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I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.
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Emotional 'literacy' implies an expanded responsibility for schools in helping to socialize children. This daunting task requires two major changes: that teachers go beyond their traditional mission and that people in the community become more involved with schools as both active participants in children's learning and as individual mentors.
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In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk.
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I was very skinny. You know when your knees don't even look like they're attached to your body? Kids at school called me 'Snap,' like my legs were about to snap because they were so thin.
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There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them.
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I get my fuel and inspiration from children, they are our future.
