David Gray Quotes
I don't know what I want, but I know what I don't want: I don't want to just repeat myself.
Quotes to Explore
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Hamas says in its charter they want to see a world without Israel. They want to obliterate Israel.
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When you're a producer and an artist you're very critical of yourself. I like to produce other people, but I'm not that good at producing myself.
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I think of myself as a cover girl. But I would never do some kind of cheesy magazine.
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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When I was 16, I filmed an episode of 'Full House' where my family goes to Disney World. I remember putting on baggy overalls just to hide my stomach. When I watched it, I was pretty disappointed and bummed out looking at myself... I didn't feel good about my own body.
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I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.
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Obviously, you want to honour the sound of your music, but I'm definitely open to trying new things and making myself use a different palette of sounds.
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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If you want to accomplish twice as much, you have to work twice as hard.
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I always have plans to return to the stage. I leave myself very open. I think what would be more likely is if I did a limited run of something, whether it be a play or a musical.
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When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them.
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I don't ever want to do stuff just for the sake of it.
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If you are a researcher and want to publish a paper, if you are applying for money either from a private or public foundation, you have to have a DSM code.
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Do what you really want to do. That's why God put you on this earth.
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I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
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I don't wear a bikini on the beach. I walk around my house in pyjamas. I haven't seen myself naked in the mirror for probably a decade. I'm very prudish.
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I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling.
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If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.
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I never thought then I'd be doing what I'm doing now. At my high school, being on the girls soccer team was the cool thing to do, but that was definitely never going to happen for me, so I played music. Not because everyone thought it was awesome, but for the love of it.
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Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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The early years of my life were very, very traumatic. It was scary, because any child knew that death was sort of lurking around Europe as far as Jews were concerned.
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I don't know what I want, but I know what I don't want: I don't want to just repeat myself.
