David Rees Quotes
I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
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A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.
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I finally bought a gun because I said if I'm going to get it, I'm taking somebody with me.
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I have always wanted my children's dads to be involved in their lives. Not just the day-to-day aspect, but the emotional shifts that they go through, when little things pop up - they need to be included, absolutely, and for the children to feel that they are.
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I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read.
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And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.
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Too often we're happy to receive thanks from the nonprofits we fund, accepting gratitude instead of feedback or performance measurements.
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'Moldova: Yes or No?' That's a great app, and we actually used the geo-locator on your phone, so if you are in Moldova, it will say 'Yes, you're in Moldova.' I'm so excited. People need that. That's the whole point. The whole reason you buy a $500 phone is to see if you are... in Moldova. Or not.
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For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.
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Stock market goes up or down, and you can't adjust your portfolio based on the whims of the market, so you have to have a strategy in a position and stay true to that strategy and not pay attention to noise that could surround any particular investment.
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I don't really have control over my path - only the Lord does - but I do have control over my decisions.
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I'm not anti-Semitic. My Gospels are not anti-Semitic. I've shown it to many Jews and they're like, it's not anti-Semitic. It's interesting that the people who say it's anti-Semitic say that before they saw the film, and they said the same thing after they saw the film.
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I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.
