David Livermore Quotes
Perspective taking is taking on the perspective of others. It's what we do anytime we buy a gift for someone else ("What would they like?"). So it means breaking the golden rule ("Treat others the way you want to be treated") and instead, acknowledges that others may not want what you want.
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Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
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I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and we should never lose that.
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Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.
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In time the Rockies may crumble,Gibraltar may tumble,They're only made of clay,But our love is here to stay.
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions. Quoted in PBS episode of American Masters
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Backbite, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.
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If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!
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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.
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I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that's where things go awry, and that's where the walks come in. I'm not giving up many hits, just putting them on base for free.
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With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names.
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I had somebody say to me once, 'You can't make the kind of music you're making and call yourself a feminist.' The door was slammed on them swiftly after that.
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Nothing ever goes to plan. As soon as you are OK with that, everything is much easier.
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Denouncing Nazis is the easiest thing in the world: All it requires is a modicum of historical perspective and a working moral compass.
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I remember being at school during morning meeting and looking around at everybody, 350 kids, saying a prayer. We're all very young and no one knows what it means, and I remember feeling strange that people were just repeating words that they didn't understand. I refused to participate. For some reason I always rejected it, but respectfully.
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Busy is good, isn't it? Busy means we're hard at it, achieving our ends or "goals." Haven't had time to stop, or look around or think. That's considered the sign of a life well lived ... Suppose, though, you're not sure that what you're doing is at all worthwhile. Suppose you blundered into it over a spoonful of lime pickle. It's easy, it pays quite well. But really it's a distraction. It stops you thinking about what you ought to be doing.
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
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I've been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn't got to just look good from the front, from the back, it's got to look good at all angles.
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Perspective taking is taking on the perspective of others. It's what we do anytime we buy a gift for someone else ("What would they like?"). So it means breaking the golden rule ("Treat others the way you want to be treated") and instead, acknowledges that others may not want what you want.
