David Brion Davis Quotes
We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor.
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'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure.
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I really don't have a type. I never had a type. If I could put them all together, it's, like, the most different grouping. So I love when guys are funny. I love guys that are funny and goofy and over the top. And you know, I really like personality.
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I remember going to the Gap when I was in the fifth grade, and I desperately wanted a pair of blue jeans. I was with my dad, and I remember picking up the jeans, looking at them, and thinking that they had to fit me. But there was nothing that fit me. This was before the age of stretch, so I was trying on adult Gap.
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I hate mules. I hate the noise when someone walks with mules. Clomp, clomp, clomp. I think it's very not chic. I don't even like a flip-flop. I don't like this noise.
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I've always been happy with my body.
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Everything starts as somebody's daydream.
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Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem.
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We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.
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Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against.
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A man really determines himself by what he does.
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Once you lose your parents, you get this numbness, this feeling of having to really be able to connect yourself with someone. I depended on my brothers for that connection, but to have that feeling of being taken care of... I lost it when my parents passed away.
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I randomly went to a casting session in my hometown in North Carolina, and the casting director introduced me to my manager. I really lucked into it!
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I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
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The judges' obsession with smut is astounding.
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I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.
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Hilda was philosophical. That means you think everything will turn out for best, according to my father. Or if you don't actually think it, you pretend to.
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When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen.
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I think it's fascinating to note that some of the most successful organizations of our time got there by focusing obsessively on service, viewing compensation as an afterthought or a side effect. As marketing gets more and more expensive, it turns out that caring for people is a useful shortcut to trust, which leads to all the other things that a growing organization seeks.
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The essence of America lies not in the headlined heroes...but in the everyday folks who live and die unknown, yet leave their dreams as legacies
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I walked about 55 kilometers and was awake for 25 hours. Now I have to think about setting a sleeping record.
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We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor.
