David Henry Quotes
It was only after I untied my girlfriend from being face down on the bed that I learned her screaming, 'Asshole!' was a statement about my character and not an invitation or request.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.
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I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it.
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Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
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My degree was in theater administration. So I can sell the hell out of a ticket at the box office.
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I'm not selfish. I am where I am because I have worked very hard and have always done my job.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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A lot of times, movies that are in the top 10 lists or maybe even win Baftas or Oscars, you then watch them a year later and you go, 'Maybe it wasn't so great.'
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Woman are complex creatures.
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It isn't always the middle-aged who refuse to listen, who will not even try to understand another point of view. One boy would not get it through his head that for all adults God is not an old man in a white beard sitting on a cloud. As far as this boy was concerned, this old gentleman was the adult's god, and therefore he did not believe in God.
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I tend to hide behind my status of being a diva; it's easy for me to embrace that part of me and seek confidence by being a bit outrageous at times.
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Surfing is simply the most fun I know how to have on this planet.
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There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
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I am still cautiously hopeful about the potential of the Internet. But it seems that the greatest revolution in communication has been hijacked by commercial values.
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We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea.
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Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves.
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When people are smiling they are most receptive to almost anything you want to teach them.
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Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.
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With kids, they don't do what you want them to do when you want them to do it. Organizations don't necessarily, either. You've got to listen. You've got to learn how to influence.
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It was only after I untied my girlfriend from being face down on the bed that I learned her screaming, 'Asshole!' was a statement about my character and not an invitation or request.
