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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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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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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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
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I will not say I would not serve if the good people were imprudent enough to elect me.
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The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment which forms the secret of civilization.
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Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.
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I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at me.
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There can be no purpose more enspiriting than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us.
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Momma was the important woman in our home. She never let me forget that she was boss. I was always in the shadow. Every time I tried to step out on my own, I was in trouble with her.
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All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before a single word: faith.
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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.
