David Rakoff Quotes

Here's the thing: I'm not beautiful. I mean, I'm a perfectly normal-looking Jewish guy. My face has never been my fortune, nor has my body... physical beauty has never been part of my equation. It's just not on my shopping list.

David Rakoff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 27, 1964 - August 9, 2012

Topics

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I'm a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do - I'm happy to do.

Joel Silver

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I don't know if comedy is a male sport. I always wondered that.

Maya Rudolph

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Another turn in my life happened when I took on the Canada Council.

Maureen Forrester

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The rich get richer. Not only because they have surpluses with which to invest, but because of the overriding emotional release they experience from having wealth.

Stuart Wilde

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If you get to think of sharing wealth with people who need it and the purposes that need it, it gives a very different sense of satisfaction. I think I can build an institution which is very unlike the Gates' foundation. Gates' foundation is totally project-driven, that will serve a specific purpose and then self-destruct.

Shiv Nadar

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I write in cafes, never at home. I cannot focus at home, am forever getting off my chair to do other things. In a cafe, I have to sit still, or I'll look a bit unhinged.

Lisa Jewell

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We've observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project.

Judith Wright

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Diabetes is all about insulin levels and sugar levels and what you put in your body.

Jay Cutler

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If you look at the back pages of 'New York Times Magazine,' and they talk about these 6.5-million-dollar condos with a great view, like you're going to pay for a great view. Well, the top floor of the projects have a great view, too.

Courtney A. Kemp

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Merlin was five years of my life. I enjoyed every year, every day. I had a brilliant time on it. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I wanted to do more.

Colin Morgan

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The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I find in humans.

Chuck Jones

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If I'm not mistaken, I think Data was the comic relief on the show.

Brent Spiner

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