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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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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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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'Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them.'
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Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.
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During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had gotten to the supposed location of the village.
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I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.
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Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you to do what worked for the last guy. That's always been something I've had to deal with.
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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.
