David McCord Quotes
But man must light for man The fires no other can, And find in his own eye Where the strange crossroads lie.
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My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'
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Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.
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I'm lucky in that I don't like sweet things at all. My father loved cakes to such a degree that he kept forcing them down my throat when I was little, and it put me off for life. He had terrible cholesterol, poor thing.
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Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.
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I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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When you're listening to radio and hear the same 20 songs over and over and over, you want a break from it. Sometimes you don't want to hear something that sounds just like everything else on the radio. Eventually, if you hear the same sounds and the same musicians and the same mixes and all of that, it will start to sound like elevator music.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.
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Now, I was on drugs, and that didn't help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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Preaching is the expression of the moral sentiment in application to the duties of life.
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At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.
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I'm a Christian guy, and when it comes to my priorities, it's the utmost. For me, just to calm myself down, to keep my perspective when I'm playing, to not make too big a deal of it... that's where I go to. The peace that comes with that allows me to play free golf.
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The best way for me to procrastinate as a writer is research.
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Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.
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To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys.
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I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband.
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I got in trouble for saying I would move my family to Europe, but I said it.
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But man must light for man The fires no other can, And find in his own eye Where the strange crossroads lie.
