David W. Orr Quotes
Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places.
Quotes to Explore
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Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.
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I've actually done a lot of comedy.
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It's a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower.
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I always fall in love with qualities of people I work with.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one's forcing me.
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As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites.
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Ironically, my paintings don't photograph well.
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Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more people. There's more 'now' mentality and energy. Intellectually, it's a lot more interesting.
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Whether you're a Twitter follower, a YouTube subscriber or a Facebook friend, natural social instinct is to collect people and to not kind of see them later. But unfortunately, with social media, you collect them and they're in your life, whether you really want them or not.
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Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
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El dolor está arriba, no abajo. Y todos creen que el dolor está abajo. Y todos quieren subir.
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We want a faithful Catholic businessman not to have to provide a service he finds unethical.
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No one gives a damn what Iran thinks on any significant issue. The only reason Iran is at the big boys' table is because of their nuclear weapons program.
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I have a wonderful English-language dialogue coach. All the time I have to speak English, he is with me. It is a double effort, because you have to say the words correctly and then act them.
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Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.
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I got the name Slash because I used to work in a grocery store and I was in charge of reducing prices for really big sales.
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I never even held a guitar until I was 23 and living in California, but then loved it. I'm really not an accomplished instrumentalist. Maybe that has something to do with why I write and sing.
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.
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Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places.
