David Shannon Quotes
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
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I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.
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In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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Listen to the sounds of nature. Wishing you the best on your trek towards your dreams.
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Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.
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The New Deal's enmity for that system of free and competitive private enterprise which we call capitalism was fundamental.
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Money scares me, and it always has done. I've got a childish concept of money, and I like to keep it that way in the sense that I don't like to think about it.
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But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
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I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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China may censor YouTube. China may censor Twitter. They won't be able to censor Bitcoin. There's no central authority. There's no one you can go to and say, 'We're going to turn Bitcoin off.'
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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The capital goes wherever the opportunities are.
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A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me. I had to learn to get back on my feet. I used that heartbreak to create something really beautiful.
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If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.
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When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.
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I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother.
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The truth is WE ALL ACHE. WE ALL HAVE GROWING PAINS and wonder if WE ARE OKAY adn enough + loved. THE THING IS - WE ARE. REALLY. WITHOUT the silver shoes and lepord print sheet. WE ARE ENOUGH WITHOUT all the things we buy to make us much more than we are or need to be we are simple and complex and rare as is.
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Um, you know, they have every right to feel the way they do and things are great with me, as you see, I'm very, good shape now and on the ball. Things are happening.
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Life is not simple, and therefore history, which is past life, is not simple.
