David Means Quotes

A good folk song tells you something you already know, in a form you're already familiar with, on terms that were set down long before you were born - when the country was primarily windblown dust, open wagon trains, and dysfunctional towns like Deadwood.

David Means

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodSongLongYouDownBorn

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Jim Rohn

CommunicationFeelYouKnowHow

I play sports - like, I play a little bit of tennis, swimming, like a normal kid. I watch movies.

Joey Alexander

SportsSwimmingPlayMoviesTennis

I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.

Max Weinberg

CrazyFeelYouNiceRockKid

The only way to make sure no bank is too big to fail is to make sure no bank is too big.

Robert Reich

WayBankFailBigSureOnly

It's not a science when you are judging art, but we'd be remiss to say you can't look at something and say, 'This is more well done than that.'

Matthew McConaughey

ScienceArtWell DoneYouLookDone

I get up and cook for my kids, who really like my scrambled eggs. Or we make pancakes and the requisite bacon. The kids either play or watch cartoons, and Daddy gets to read the 'New York Times' and do his puzzle.

Jeffrey Tambor

New YorkPuzzlePlayNewBaconUp

One of the strongest features of Puritanism is its autobiographical tendency, its passionate self-regard.

Tom Paulin

PassionatePuritanismAutobiographical

I'm grateful to songwriting and recovery to bringing me to a place of peace.

Mary Gauthier

GratefulPeaceMePlaceRecovery

Maryland is home to one of the world's most highly skilled, highly educated workforces.

Martin O'Malley

HomeWorldEducatedMostMaryland

They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood.

Bob Hope

HollywoodAlwaysEvenEngland

As a professional ballet dancer, I have to accept that weekends are about work. The notion of a leisurely break with all the buzz and excitement of a Friday night simply doesn't exist for me.

Sylvie Guillem

WorkMeNightFridayProfessional

When I was a child, and I was at our school, everybody's parents were involved in space program. In every class, we have several kids whose fathers were flown cosmonauts or who prepared for the flight.

Sergey Volkov

SchoolSpaceChildParentsFlight

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