David Means Quotes

I write first drafts by hand, often out of the house somewhere, and then, when I've got a draft, type it up and let it sit, sometimes for a long time, and then when I'm ready, I work on revision.

David Means

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 17, 1961

Topics

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Many Americans genuinely fear that God is preparing to remove his hand of protection and blessing from our country, or perhaps already has.

Joel C. Rosenberg

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Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.

Melvin Maddocks

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It was actually the movie 'Rushmore' that made me first realize that I could try writing, but 'Cheers' is the best show ever. The writers on that show created a relationship that writers today still fail to rip off successfully: the Sam and Diane.

Anders Holm

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I think a lot of food shows, especially when we started 'Good Eats' back in the late '90s, they were still really about food. 'Good Eats' isn't about food, it's about entertainment. If, however, we can virally infect you with knowledge or interest, then all the better.

Alton Brown

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I've said this before, but I don't like putting captions in my comic books. I feel, for me, they become a crutch, a way to ignore the essential fact that our medium is a visual medium, and the greatest pleasures to be derived from comics are how stories can be told with pictures.

Tom King

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Years after my parents made the United States their home, I had the joy of traveling to the Dominican Republic with my kids. They saw where it all started and how their grandparents' values survived and thrived in America.

Tom Perez

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When you spend three months of your life doing a movie, it's important to enjoy yourself.

Mary Steenburgen

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Sweden is a great country. What is not so great is that we have a society that, in a way, says it's great if you don't look right, if you don't look left, if you just look straight forward.

Michael Nyqvist

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I don't think Silicon Valley understands the power of Wikipedia, how it works, or the opportunities it represents.

Mitch Kapor

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If you think, 'I'm jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet!' you're not going to do it. But if you just jump out, then you'll have an interesting ride.

Luke Treadaway

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I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.

Jazz Jennings

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Bring your whole self to work because, that way, you can bring full ideas and the wholeness of your unique abilities.

Bozoma Saint John

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