David Shields Quotes

We've been appropriating in art since Duchamp, and we've been appropriating in music since the first person was banging on drums.

David Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicArtPersonFirstBeenDrums

For us to be a really good team, everyone has to guard.

Jimmy Butler

GoodTeamEveryoneGuardUsReally

Besides, Weebles are too hard to draw - they just end up looking like eggs, not people.

Jesse James Garrett

PeopleLookingEndHardEggsUp

People love Twinkies, and everyone knows about them, yet Hostess went bankrupt. Attention and commercial success have an uncertain relationship in business.

Andrew Yang

LoveSuccessBusinessRelationship

Making movies is really hard. It's a very complex process, with many, many variables.

Jeff Nichols

ProcessMoviesHardComplexMaking

There's a fine line between what would characterize you as a troglodyte and what would characterize you as a brilliant, avant-garde, forward-thinking genius. There's some middle ground.

Michael Eisner

GeniusYouBrilliantLineMiddle

We're going to be selling our product to the American consumer. We want to have Americans who understand American consumers.

Anand Mahindra

AmericanSellingWantUnderstandWho

For most of my films, I've had to go out and start shooting before I could get the rest of the funding. That was the case with 'Hoop Dreams,' 'Stevie' and 'The Interrupters:' We started them quietly out of Kartemquin Films, only really going to funders once we had something to show and a firm idea of what the film might be.

Steve James

DreamsStartRestGoOutShooting

My parents weren't very sporty, and football wasn't part of my everyday life. I was never a massive football fan either, but, like everyone else, I used to watch matches on TV.

Stan Wawrinka

LifeFootballParentsEverydayNever

We like epic stories, we like adventure, we like epic fights, so if you can mix a great story that can also really teach someone about a different experience, you have the potential to really help people.

Tomi Adeyemi

GreatExperienceAdventurePeople

I want to be completely clear that I strongly oppose 'Audit the Fed.'

Janet Yellen

WantAuditClearOpposeFed

The word 'right' should be excluded from political language, as the word 'cause' from the language of philosophy.

Auguste Comte

LanguagePoliticalPhilosophyRight

I've worked with people and I've known people that were really competitive, but I've always said that I take an Elizabeth Bennett philosophy of life - I laugh. I love my job, but if it means hurting someone, I won't do it.

Anne Hathaway

LifeLoveJobPeopleLaughSomeone

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