Davis McCaughey Quotes
We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the obtaining or retaining of power.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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Once I took a bus from my home in Maryland to Philadelphia to live on the streets with some musicians for a few weeks, and then my parents sent me to boarding school at Andover to shape me up.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things.
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I have about 4 million Lego bricks. And then a few million in storage in case something comes up. I still pay for them. I buy my bricks just like everyone else. It's by far my biggest capital expense.
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I've been on sets my whole life.
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.
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When I wrote my first book, I was too scared to find out how people got books published. I was convinced that you needed some sort of magical potion that I didn't have.
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It's not all silliness, as interactive SXSW is filled with aggressive learning, discussing, and a whole lot of futurizing.
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If anybody is interested in listening to good modern music, I would recommend Jim Fassett, 'Symphony of the Birds.' It's really beautiful... with real birds.
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For me, there's nothing better than curling up in my favorite blanket on a cloudy or rainy day and just knit. Especially in front of the fireplace.
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We eat pretty healthy foods, and I've taught my kids since they were little about knocking out trans fats.
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Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.
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The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. 'Vera Drake' raised my profile in one way, and then 'Harry Potter' in another.
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Management's job is to convey leadership's message in a compelling and inspiring way. Not just in meetings, but also by example.
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I can honestly say that being a United States senator has been the honor of my life.
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They're trying to say that greater federal authority would have made a difference, ... The reality is that the feds are the ones that screwed up in the first place. It's not about authority. It's about leadership. ... They've got all the authority already.
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Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
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To dream of an enterprise of demolition that would spare none of the traces of the original Big Bang.
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We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the obtaining or retaining of power.
