David Plowright Quotes
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'Wild Hope' just felt like such a selfish venture to me. It was a way for me to get out of my head, get some clarity on certain situations, and finally be a part of something that I was completely behind creatively and proud of.
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In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.
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Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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When I was 18, I couldn't wait to move away. I was like: 'If I ever have to come back here, I'll kill myself.' Glasgow seemed like failure and death to me back then, but not any more.
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I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. There are only souls. There is only love.
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There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force.
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I don't do the super-clean-living L.A. thing.
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Sweden will always be my home, since my childhood there was like a fairytale, so I'll always go back to it.
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People in my novels always have terrible problems. If they are not terrible, I make them more terrible.
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I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.
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For 'Dynamite,' Max and Luke went to dinner and left me with a melody, and then I put it together.
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My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything. I think what I create is serious fashion, but I don't want to keep my focus on that. You have to look at a lot of different things. I mean, people are always surprised when they find out that my favorite show is 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'
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My fans and followers are so amazing.
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When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image.
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I don't think I've made my favorite film yet. But I loved 'Bamboozled.' 'Bamboozled' to me is off the chain. It's definitely in the ranking. I loved 'Bamboozled.'
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I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow, or mossy bank, became a possession to me.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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If anybody gets highbrow around the studio, out he goes.
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What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude - and a lot less greed.
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The ability to sign a cheque is the least reliable guide to a company's fitness.
