Dave Quotes - Page 2

• Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

  Stone Gossard

  Important, Growing

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• But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.

  Jonathan Franzen

  Thinking, Yeah, Being Popular

  "The Passion of the Oprah" by Macy Halford, www.newyorker.com. September 17, 2010.

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• It is tough to say what has influenced me the most because I know that Mozart makes me think better, but you cannot beat Dave Matthews for feeling good!

  Mackenzie Astin

  Thinking, Feel Good, Feelings

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.

  Dave Barry

  Respect, Funny Inspirational, Party

  "Is Findlay’s water safe?". "The Courier" Interview, thecourier.com. February 15, 2016.

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• Spending money you don't have for things you don't need to impress people you don't like.

  Walter Slezak

  Happiness, Being Yourself, Buying Things

  FaceBook post by Dave Ramsey from Aug 25, 2010

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• You and me have a better time than most can dream of, better than the best.

  Dave Matthews

  Friendship, Dream

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• You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal, evacuate the dance floor immediately! The goal is to not be normal, because as my radio listeners know, normal is broke.

  Dave Ramsey

  Goal, Sound, Different

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• That stupid saying "What you don't know can't hurt you" is ridiculous. What you don't know can kill you. If you don't know that tractor trailer trucks hurt when hitting you, then you can play in the middle of the interstate with no fear - but that doesn't mean you won't get killed.

  Dave Ramsey

  Hurt, Stupid, Mean

  Dave Ramsey (2002). “Financial Peace Revisited: New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families”, p.67, Penguin

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• Only one of us would usually sing lead. Which most of the time was, Mickey or Dave. They thought it was perfectly a natural routine, because Mickey and Dave saw themselves as TV actors.

  Peter Tork

  Routine, Actors, Saws

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• Work is a surefire money-making scheme.

  Dave Ramsey

  Making Money, Schemes

  Dave Ramsey (1999). “More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny”, p.100, Penguin

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• What do you think you're doing?

  Ben Aaronovitch

  Thinking, Lucky Charms, Psycho

  Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Moon Over Soho: The Second PC Grant Mystery”, p.224, Hachette UK

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• Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later.

  Sammy Hagar

  Stars, Rocks, Years

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• Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

  Gary Cherone

  Years, Band, Bigger

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• Sorry!' Dave's friend yelled when he saw me. 'That was my-' But i wasn't listening as,instead,i took every bit of the anger and stress of the last few minutes and days put it behind the ball, throwing it overhead at the basket as hard as i could. It went flying, hitting the backboard and banging through the netless hoop at full speed before shooting back out and nailing Dave Wade squarely on the forehead. And just like that, he was down.

  Sarah Dessen

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sorry

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.67, Penguin

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• Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.

  Patrick Ewing

  Doors, Firsts, Steps

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• "You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?" "It's street ball!" He said checking it to me. "Show me that love." So chessy, i thought. But as i felt it, solid against my hands, i did feel something. I wasn't sure it was love. Maybe what remained of it, though, whatever that might be. "All right," I said. "Let's play."

  Sarah Dessen

  Hands, Play, Balls

  "What Happened to Goodbye". Book by Sarah Dessen, May 10, 2011.

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• Dave hung up. And unplugged the phone. With a fierce and bitter pain he stared at it, watching how, over and over again, it didn't ring.

  Guy Gavriel Kay

  Pain, Phones, Bitter

  Guy Gavriel Kay (2016). “The Summer Tree: Book One of the The Fionavar Tapestry”, p.34, Hachette UK

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• I walked over, my eyes scanning Luna Blu, my house, and Dave's. But it was the building behind them, that empty hotel, that had the tiniest light, provided by one word, written in fluorescent paint. Maybe it wasn't what was once there, in real life. But in this one, it said it all: STAY.

  Sarah Dessen

  Real, Eye, Light

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.220, Penguin

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• Pretend to be a delinquent?" I asked clarifying. "You can do it," Dave advised me. "Just don't smile, and try to look like you're considering stealing something.

  Sarah Dessen

  Trying, Looks, Like You

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• Fifteen minutes later, a meeting was called. "Okay, look." Deb's face was dead serious. "I know I just joined this project, and I don't want to offend anyone. But I'm going to be honest. I think you've been going about this all wrong." "I'm offended," Dave told her flatly.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Looks, Fifteen

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.137, Penguin

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• It's just that most really good-looking people are stupid, so I exceed expectations.' 'Right, it's primarily his hotness,' I said. 'It can be sort of blinding,' he said. 'It actually did blind our friend Isaac,' I said. 'Terrible tragedy, that. But can I help my own deadly beauty?' 'You cannot.' 'It is my burden, this beautiful face.' 'Not to mention your body.' 'Seriously, don't even get me started on my hot bod. You don't want to see me naked, Dave. Seeing me naked actually took Hazel Grace's breath away,' he said, nodding toward the oxygen tank.

  John Green

  Beautiful, Stupid, Oxygen

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• I've never seen a movie director who was happier to be directing a movie than Dave [Mamet]. His sets, everyone who's ever been involved with one of them will tell you of the funnest, funniest sets you can be on.

  Clark Gregg

  Directors, Movie Director, Involved

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The Lampoon was definitely quite formative. You know there's a crazy like kind of network of comedy writers from The Lampoon that are, that kind of you know like Seinfeld and The Simpsons and a lot of shows kind of had a lot of kind of Lampoon writers and so that was very formative. I mean, to me I got interested in comedy writing at an early like reading like Dave Barry.

  Nicholas Stoller

  Crazy, Reading, Writing

  Source: collider.com

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• I remember reading Dave Barry for the first time and being like oh my God I can't believe you can do this. Watching Mel Brooks and Monty Python and SNL and all that stuff really informed me as a writer and then at high school I started a satire magazine and the college like The Lampoon really introduced me to like you know a lot of very like-minded people who really wanted to like comedy was the center of their lives.

  Nicholas Stoller

  Believe, Reading, School

  Source: collider.com

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• Dave Rath is recovering. A month ago he had hip pocket replacement surgery.

  Andy Kindler

  Pockets, Months, Hips

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