David Rice Quotes
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
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Throughout my life I have always been amazed that people couldn't listen to other people, that they couldn't hear their best intent, that there seemed to be an enormous need to demonize.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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Americans resident in China inform us that the ballot box in their country is greatly abused for personal ends, and Chinese admirers of the American Republic have not minutely examined its defects.
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We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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I've made the decision not to do radio anymore.
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I think with every part you do, you become a better actor. I've learned from my experiences on that.
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When I get drafty cold air in my ears, I would get an earache and get sick. I had to make sure I hustled and stayed well for my shows that I played.
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I used to hate performing in front of anybody, but I was forced to sing in front of family, at family gatherings. Then it slowly developed, and I started to love it.
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A tailor is a person's best friend as far as I'm concerned, because you can take things that fit OK or look OK, and if you get them tailored, they can be fabulous.
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No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne.
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A real totalitarianism is at work in the world and wants to impose its views not only on Arab Muslims, but on the West. The same way that they veil women, Islamic radicals want to veil cartoons in the press.
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Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism.
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Get in theater, really work your craft. Get really, really good so that when people say your name, your name is associated with quality, with integrity.
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I'd like to sell out worldwide stadium tours. That'd be something. Or to have sixty number ones on Billboard.
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I would go on the record with my respect for Mike Madigan, which will probably upset a lot of friends. He's enormously skillful at what he does. The only speakers of any House who survive are the ones who can keep their majority and keep everyone going largely in the same direction. Mike Madigan is superb at that.
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Will do Satan's work for food.
