David Quotes

It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace.

Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation.

Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them.

The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent of political indifference.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your lives.

Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.

I do not like to be unkind.

When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.

Technology should be used to create unforgettable experiences that enhance our natural and built environments, transforming them in newly meaningful ways.

Never Throw Stones At Your Mother

People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more efficient.

Even if the pace is slow in championships, you can still sprint well and still power in the last 200, which is always the main part when the race is slow.

People tend to remember and mentally classify work according to how it looks, sometimes oblivious to the underlying intent.

This is a little off subject, but I'm interested in those cases where someone is barking up the wrong tree, or misapplying their talent.

Being in love is dangerous because you talk yourself into thinking you've never had it so good.

You never get it figured out. You just keep playing.

No man can be successful, unless he first loves his work.

The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health.

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

If you are any kind of an artist, then validation . . . can be a result, but you're going to do the work anyway.

How innocent we are of our mistakes and how we responsible we are for them.

I don't think I've ever made any conscious decision to be a comic artist, but to me there's something quite anarchic about comedy.

God has called every Christian to international missions, but He does not want everyone to go. God calls some to be senders.

Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need to make that money.

People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans."

To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

The hard part about SNL is, there's no real communication when you get there. It's not like people are mean to you, they just act like you're not there.

To make money I picked up work as a busboy, valet parker, skateboard shop employee.

Giving thanks is a key that opens a door to greater connectedness and greater participation in the life of the world. It is one of the most powerful spiritual practices available to us.

The old will disappear. Human level consciousness by itself can no longer resolve the complexities it has created.

The universe works with you and for you. It is not your enemy.

Rome endured as long as there were Romans. America will endure as long as we remain American in spirit and in thought.

By looking up, by raising our eyes above our limited horizon, we are more likely to perceive the blessings hidden in affliction.

Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual.

There's opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that's what life is.

Only gratefulness, in the form of limitless openness for surprise, lays hold of the fullness of life in hope.

Smart drafting is a wonderful thing. A smart free-agent signing is a wonderful thing. Smart trades are a wonderful thing, and that's a function of management.

Decisions made in real time are never perfect.

When I was 16, I made some little 35mm documentaries about the poor in London. I went round Notting Hill, which was a real slum in the 1950s, shooting film.

It is not too late to take another path.

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.

The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.

Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature, we invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them.

Just as human activity is upsetting Earth's carbon cycle, our actions are altering the water cycle.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

Most Sunday magazines, with the New York Times as an exception, are kind of sleepy, weekend service vehicles to move living room products.

There exists an infinite universe between the boundaries of light and darkness; the photographer explores this chasm in a ship of the imagination, that is the camera.