David Shannon Quotes
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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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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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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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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 always like to look at things and think, 'Would I be proud to bring my grandma and grandpa to come see me in this?' And if I wouldn't want them to see it, then it's not something that I should immortalize myself on film in.
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Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.
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But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.
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I always keep a woman's body in mind, accentuating her best features.
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I was taught that a lawyer was supposed to be a custodian of the community's legal and ethical sense.
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Although it is hard to see why any sensible authority would feel threatened by the peaceful expression of one's point of view, there is a long history of trying to repress subversive depictions of political figures - back in the 19th century, for example, France's King Louis Philippe was depicted as a piece of fruit.
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With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much.
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It is only through the ordinary that the extraordinary can make itself perceived.
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As the economy grows, so will the demand for energy.
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Life is not simple, and therefore history, which is past life, is not simple.
