David Shields Quotes

Sports - especially the NBA - function as a place where American society pretends to discuss and pretends to solve questions and historical agonies that can't possibly be solved within the realm of sports.

David Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1956

Topics

SportsSocietyAmericanQuestions

Rock and roll kind of screwed up my voice poetically. I found myself having this 'Beat' voice in my poems. It was like this self-fulfilled prophecy because everybody was calling me this rock poet, this Beat poet.

Jim Carroll

MyselfMeVoiceRock And RollRock

I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil.

John C. Calhoun

PositiveGoodPeaceI AmWarEvil

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Even when I was young, I had a reputation for it. I would play with my friends outside, and I was doing all the things you see now a long time ago. I've always done the flip-flap, even when I was young. Stepovers, dummies - I love to dribble. If you speak with my friends, they will say I'm the same Riyad.

Riyad Mahrez

LoveTimeReputationSpeakDoing

A song is a short composition for voice and instruments. It is a piece of sung poetry set to music. It is usually only a few minutes long.

Russell Smith

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When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we can get songs.' That was something I hadn't done before, and the songwriters I was working with had worked on some massive numbers - like 'True Colours.' One of the guys wrote 'Livin On A Prayer.'

LP

GreatPrayerPeopleYouNumbersNow

Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an ensemble.

Jason Mantzoukas

FocusSharingGroupSketchMore

Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think.

Jose Andres

GreatValueBlueThinkAmerican

We have to mainstream everybody. No matter what their circumstances when they were growing up. Part of that is knowing that after they're finished with school, everybody in this country gets up and goes to work.

Donna Shalala

WorkSchoolGrowing UpCountryUp

If there's something wrong, speak up!

Pete Seeger

SpeakWrongUpSomething

Well, uh, all people - all, I think all human begins, uh, have good attributes, and they also have their flaws.

Scott McClellan

GoodPeopleThinkFlawsHumanWell

If you look around world, the great brands are Real Madrid, Manchester United. The Yankees, the Cowboys and the Lakers are there. We should aspire with the Maple Leafs to be there.

Tim Leiweke

GreatWorldYouLookRealAspire

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