David Brooks Quotes

America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.

David Brooks

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I really think the mind of someone who hasn't been welded into place by their work or studios or actors or this whole society is a wonderful mind to work with, so I'd like to do a big picture with an unknown director.

Joan Severance

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I was born and raised in North Little Rock, Arkansas. I was 15 when I got my first job serving food to the residents in a retirement home - 22 years later I would shoot my first film in one.

Joey Lauren Adams

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If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

Robert Kiyosaki

BestSomeoneYouFindGoWant

Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.

Ani DiFranco

YouRightHoldToolWeaponAny

On our swim team, they had something called the 'developmental meet.' I didn't know it was a meet only for the worst kids so that they could get a ribbon, and I'd show up with my friend who was also a terrible swimmer, and we would be amazed that the best kids hadn't bothered to show up. I didn't get it until after college.

Jeff Kinney

FriendBestCollegeTeamKnowMeet

I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long ago it just wouldn't be any fun.

Steve Forbert

FunDoingLongBoringOutBeen

The Council of Islamic Affairs is doing a great service to the world by promoting a greater understanding in America of the rich heritage of the Islamic peoples and their hopes and aspirations for the future.

Aly Khan

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It's been an old saw in science fiction for a long time, since 'Frankenstein,' that we're going to create life that's going to turn on us.

Ronald D. Moore

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I've always been a big guy - I was much larger and stronger than my peers when I was 13 years old.

Ronnie Coleman

StrongerOldAlwaysYearsBigGuy

The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.

Mike Love

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I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know that fundamental changes are needed in the way Washington spends and taxes if we truly want a healthy economy. This must include changing our government's long-term fiscal path, which is unsustainable.

Mick Mulvaney

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People come up to me and say, 'Can I just thank you for writing my life?' And I reply, 'I'm glad someone else is as idiotic as I am.'

Miranda Hart

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