David Lynch Quotes

Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd.

David Lynch

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LifeIgnoranceHumorManLaughYou

I've never liked the publishing world's determination to pigeonhole every writer into a genre.

Joe R. Lansdale

DeterminationWorldNeverPublishing

There are a lot of problems with the Web, but there are a lot of great things about it, too.

Mike McCue

GreatProblemsGreat ThingsWebToo

Christ is the only way into Heaven. The world may say otherwise, but what they are really doing is making rules for someone else's house.

Monica Johnson

WorldSomeoneDoingHouseRulesSay

Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.

Janice Dickinson

BirdsWhereBooksSelf-HelpGroups

I spent summers with my mother's parents in Arkansas, where religion felt very present. My grandmother was Baptist, and my grandfather was Methodist. Double Southern whammy.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

MotherReligionParentsPresent

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

Bob Schieffer

PoliticsPeopleFreeAmericanWay

I think Steve Wynn, who was like my mentor and a second father, has been a great inspiration. He's a great mentor because he's a guy who's had great business success but also has always been driven by creativity - and inspired creativity.

Bobby Kotick

SuccessFatherBusinessGreatThink

I am becoming more recognisable in some ways, and some aspects of my privacy are going. But there's an upside: I have more opportunity to tell bigger stories and connect with more people. And I really relish that responsibility.

Brie Larson

OpportunityResponsibilityI AmMore

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it.

Pedro Martinez

OutCompetingMissBeingAtmosphere

The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said that at the exact same time. That's the first thing that popped into our head.

Penn Jillette

TimeMyselfGoSaidCivil Rights

Morality aside, there are other factors deterring 'strategic defaults,' whether in recourse or nonrecourse states. These include the economic and emotional costs of giving up one's home and moving, the perceived social stigma of defaulting, and a serious hit to a borrower's credit rating.

Richard Thaler

HomeMovingGivingCreditGiving Up

There's one thing my dad taught me: don't talk about politics, because you'll never make anyone happy. Don't even go for it.

Noah Cyrus

PoliticsHappyMeYouGoGo For It

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