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David Foster Wallace Quotes

Pleasure becomes a value, a teleological end in itself. It's probably more Western than U.S. per se.

David Foster Wallace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 21, 1962 - December 12, 2008

Topics

Value End More Pleasure Than Itself

As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income from these assets is now concentrating even faster than income from work.

Work Art Real Estate Rich America

My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.

Music Job Amazing Sister She Singer

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

Reputation Behind State Current Runs

What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.

You Cultivate Criticizes Public

I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.

Experience Political Judge You House

It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.

Desire Said True Product Will Fact

If the concept of the Enterprise crew meeting the Legion of Super-Heroes doesn't appeal to you, there may be something wrong with you.

You Wrong Meeting May Something

I think the good ones, the interviews and the promos people remember, those are improv.

Good People Think Remember Improv

I feel like too many guys get wrapped up in this image that a quarterback is supposed to have, and I've never bought into that.

Feel Never Image Up Quarterback Get

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.

Pope John Paul II

Lie More Terrible Worse Than Excuse

When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.

Happy Be Happy Name Know Will How

The thing is everything is good at the Cheesecake Factory. Everything's good. It's science-based. It's a formula; there's math. It's all good!

Good Everything Cheesecake Factory

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