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Dave Eggers Quotes

Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: March 12, 1970

Topics

People Doing Expectation Right Naive

I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16.

Arts Only Market Martial Arts Movie

It's 2014, and the fact that anybody has to fight for the right to do what they want to do with their body in a safe and responsible way is infuriating.

Fight Body Want Way Responsible

I'm always happy when I'm left alone, but if somebody comes and is nice, then we talk.

Maximilian Schell

Alone Happy Nice Talk Always Left

I believe in divine inspiration and things like that and I really relish a good, attentive, participating audience.

Good Believe I Believe Inspiration

My father-in-law lives in Montana, and we would come here every summer.

Summer Montana Here Come Would

What you find when you live in the United States, you live in the West, is that when somebody fails, it's never their fault. They always like to blame somebody other than themselves for a failure.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Failure Live Blame You Find Never

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

Time Strong Feeling Too Much Focused

L.A. is like an oil rig. It's not pretty. It's awful. The air is bad, the view is bad, the people are bad.

Robert Ben Garant

People View Bad Oil Air Pretty

We listened to a lot of Rolling Stones and Beatles records when we were recording. They were really good at not playing loud, but generating really big sounds out of everything.

Good Everything Out Big Playing

Creating something that builds lasting value and changes the lives of millions of people requires forging a team that will work hard to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, stand up to the pressures of fame and fortune, and stay true to the original vision long after others stop believing.

Work Vision Value People Team Stand

Health has always been an important thing to me. I exercise and try to take care of myself, and drink a lot of water! And I push that to my kids so that they can carry on that same energy.

Health Water Myself Me Energy Push

I turn to the 'Telegraph's' obituaries page with trepidation.

Christopher Lee

Page Turn Telegraph Obituaries

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