David Means Quotes

A few days after 9/11, I put the old cassette of 'Born in the U.S.A.,' twisted and worn, on the car deck as I drove past West Point, across the Bear Mountain Bridge, along the Hudson River. It was the perfect moment to hear it.

David Means

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

Joe Lhota

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I grew up with games. It changed my life. It changed my social relationships with my friends. It defined my childhood. It's something I really cherished.

Jenova Chen

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Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.

John Michael Hayes

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I gotta keep hustling. I know when it comes to the Internet, we move units. I grew up on the Internet.

Meek Mill

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I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent.

John Tiffany

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I love living in London.

Trevor McDonald

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If you lose a parent, it never goes away. As a kid, I dreamed about my father coming back for 15 or 20 years. I still do sometimes.

Mike Nichols

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The American economy has been built and sustained by risk-taking entrepreneurs whose pioneering ideas and hard work gave birth to flourishing businesses.

Mike Pence

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I don't do any special preparations before recording any number, nothing like deep breathing or meditation.

Mohit Chauhan

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I want to help transgender individuals who might be struggling realize that they have to love themselves and stay true to who they are because if they keep moving forward, and keep a positive attitude, then things will get better.

Jazz Jennings

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Voter suppression anywhere hurts our democracy everywhere.

Jason Kander

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When it comes to the acting stuff, I like to show up for a couple days and kind of be outrageous and silly, and go back to my day job.

Josh Groban

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