David Small Quotes

Things like anatomy and drawing and design and color had pretty much been drop-kicked out of the curriculum in the '70s, when I was studying art, in favor of abstraction and minimalism.

David Small

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1945

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I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.

Joanne Harris

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Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access.

Jill Abramson

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I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

John Davidson

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Confiscatory taxation enforced by threat of imprisonment is 'stealing,' a practice strongly frowned upon by our Creator.

Ann Coulter

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I still look forward to doing things I've never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment. Leading up to it, especially before the match, is when the butterflies are at their worst. But in the match, the creatures - my fans - fuel me. They're a huge superpower for me and my survival.

Jeff Hardy

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If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering them.

Amy Goodman

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Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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The most gloomy prognosis about Jewish life is that it will disappear between the two extremes of ultra-Orthodoxy on the one hand and total assimilation on the other. But those are very exaggerated scenarios.

Simon Schama

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President Obama has adopted a practice of picking and choosing which laws he wants to enforce. In most cases, his laws of choice conveniently coincide with his administration's political agenda.

Tom Rice

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Often when I meet people and say I'm a designer, they say, 'Oh, a fashion designer.' Which is not a bad thing I suppose, a bit groovy.

Ross Lovegrove

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Sometimes it's good to be naive.

Michael Pena

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For people involved in pre-meditated crimes, whether it is terrorism or robbery or something else, their use of technology means that they leave a digital trail, and the room for error goes up dramatically. In the future, it will be easier for violent people to make mistakes and get caught before they commit their crimes.

Jared Cohen

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