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.
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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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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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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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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
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It's hard for me to take care of myself, let's put it that way. I am my last priority.
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I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.
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Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and that led to my - it touched me in a way that really led to me opening up my heart, I've called it the re-humanisation process.
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I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
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My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates.
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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.
