David Means Quotes

You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're deep in the perplexity of your own process, as you should be, sorting it out in your own way, nothing is going to guide you more than small gestures of encouragement.

David Means

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SmallDeepAdviceEncouragementYou

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

Jeremy Hunt

PlanGoWillLondonThingsCope

I do this work, but I am uncomfortable in situations where you're hyped into something you're not. Just because you're in a long limo doesn't mean anything.

Jeremy Irons

WorkI AmUncomfortableLongYou

So I am concerned about the amount of time we have to make it, cause it doesn't matter how much money you have, you can't create more time.

Matthew Vaughn

TimeMoneyI AmYouCreateMatter

People knew that Murdoch's media estate in the UK was too powerful and it was doing very unpleasant things.

Meredith Whitney

PeopleDoingMediaPowerfulThings

I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn't cope with people in real life; I was very shy and very nervous around people.

Robert Crumb

LifePeopleMeDrawingYoungShy

I never wanted to be in a gang. I didn't want to follow anybody's orders.

Michael Pena

WantNeverFollowGangOrders

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

LongYouAheadTryNeverHim

I love musicians. I think artists are the most amazing people because they're constantly creating beauty for the world. With all the crazy stuff going on in the world, then there's artists reminding us of our humanity and reminding us of our heart and soul and what really matters.

Christie Brinkley

LoveBeautyHeartSoulPeopleCrazy

Think Tank, noun: The shower.

Craig Bruce

ThinkShowerTankNoun

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?'

Colin Powell

YouSeeWonderfulFinallyOnlySign

Sometimes, there's not an honest engagement of Ireland in Hollywood movies.

Ciaran Hinds

SometimesMoviesHollywoodHonest

In high school, I decided I wanted to learn guitar, so I picked it up and starting teaching myself some basic chords and started playing with friends. Guitar inherently lends itself to be guitar music, especially when you're not good at guitar.

Autre Ne Veut

GoodMusicMyselfSchoolHigh School

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