David Longstreth Quotes
It's a weird job because making music or writing a song is a personal thing... and it kind of has to be. You can always tell when people are faking.

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I love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God.
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I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done.
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I like excess. And giant M&M's.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.
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Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I'm very blessed to have the success that I've had, and that's given me so many opportunities to work on being great.
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Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.
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I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life.
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Twitter is an amazing public tool with an incredible capacity for public good.
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I have no interest in going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids. I'm just not that kind of dude.
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Americans believe cotton is best, but we've invented new fabrics that will change your lifestyle.
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Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier - there are hits coming out of everywhere.
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No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a piece of ourselves that has no place to fit in.
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I did not like leaving them when they were little or big. You have to have priorities regarding what you will allow to take you away from your kid.
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The merit of 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' then - or its offence, depending where you stood - was not that it was authentic, but that it was credible.
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In the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence.
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It's a weird job because making music or writing a song is a personal thing... and it kind of has to be. You can always tell when people are faking.