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David Foster Wallace Quotes

David Foster Wallace quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

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David Foster Wallace quote: "The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir."
The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir. David Foster Wallace
So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. Lee Iacocca
Altered opinions do not alter a man’s character (or do so very little); but they do illuminate individual aspects of the constellation of his personality which with a different constellation of opinions had hitherto remained dark and unrecognizable. Friedrich Nietzsche
The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people. Stanislav Grof
At that point, Noriko finally breaks down and begins to cry sobbing into her hands as the floodgates open - this young woman who has suffered in silence for so long, this good woman who refuse to believe she's good, for only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can't forgive themselves. Paul Auster
We didn't have television in those days, and many people didn't even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. Beverly Cleary
Todd Barry quote: "Anyone who bombs is my friend."
Anyone who bombs is my friend. Todd Barry
Lee H. Hamilton quote: "A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear..."
A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union. Lee H. Hamilton
Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant. Damian Lewis
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes."
I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes. Laurell K. Hamilton
In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the movie in 1987. Then I had some failure, which also colors how you react to doing other things. Harvey Fierstein
I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for me to move into it full time, I just couldn't turn it down. I just took the risk, and I just wanted to see if it would work and thankfully it did. Jo Brand
Wayne Gretzky quote: "The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that..."
The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them. Wayne Gretzky
Bernard Cornwell quote: "Agents will read unpublished work because they might make..."
Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It isn't mine. Bernard Cornwell
Rights are not a matter of numbers - and there can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to an individual, but permitted to a mob. Ayn Rand