"I'm wonderfully self-lacerating, probably to my character's detriment. I'm terribly open to critique."

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David Shields

#Character Quotes #Self Quotes #Critique Quotes

“I guess walking slow getting married is because it gives you time to maybe change your mind.”
“When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me”
“Possibly, a crush is merely the attraction a person has for another person. Most relationships start with some sort of attraction. You see someone you like or you see things about a person you like and feel attracted to them. Many mistake this for love, but attraction is a powerful force.”
“Oh, God. What was happening to her, she was turning into a normal person.”
“Usually, the subject matter of the image is not the subject of the work.”
“I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.”
“As an American, and especially as a Christian, I am convinced that a love for our own people is not a bad thing, but love doesn't stop at borders. Love is infinitely boundless and all about holy trespassing and offensive friendships.”
“Don't think of God in terms of forms, because forms are limited and God is unlimited.”

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