Jordan Davis Quotes
My favourite artists are like that and you see them grow up through their records. I’m trying to follow the same path.
Quotes to Explore
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I work hard at my job, and I guess hard work pays off.
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From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'
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I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.
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Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.
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My own philanthropic efforts have always included an educational element, whether it's expanding opportunities to educate a promising mind or extending the brain's ability to learn.
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Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
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I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
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I'm a dirt road out in the country kind of person, but I remember thinking, I could live in Chicago.
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I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'
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Being a visionary is a new profession, but it is really just a variant on fortunetelling, which may be the world's oldest. And its marketing appeal is similar - people will pay for reassurance about the unknown.
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I don't really have any ditties left in me anymore.
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I'm shocked at being recognized. You go to places you don't think you would be and still, you are. Taxi drivers often recognise me... but I haven't got a free ride yet.
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The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
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We want to challenge the established ideas with new ideas.
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The Pearly Gates. Am I the only one who finds it odd that Heaven has gates? What kind of neighborhood is Heaven in?
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Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate!
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True virtue is life under the direction of reason.
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My favourite artists are like that and you see them grow up through their records. I’m trying to follow the same path.
