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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The only thing I knew how to do was draw and play music.
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If we can find ways to love life and be joyful without being wasteful or destructive--that's what's important.
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I would love to make lighter entertainments that have you sort of hopping and skipping and jumping out of the theater, but part of me just doesn't know how much I believe in that, as much as I want to.
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To punish is the most difficult thing there is. A society such as ours needs to question every aspect of punishment as it is practiced everywhere: in the army, the schools, the factories.
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You need people who score goals. That's how you win games
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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.
