I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research. David Baldacci More Quotes by David Baldacci More Quotes From David Baldacci Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other? David Baldacci nice peace book It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between. David Baldacci destination Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right. David Baldacci another-chance might today Passion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up! David Baldacci treasure passion giving Libraries rock! Not a sermon, just a fact. As a kid I was a library rat and books changed my life. They can change yours. David Baldacci rocks kids book Assumptions are dangerous things. I like facts a lot better. David Baldacci dangerous assumption facts When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level. David Baldacci sacrifice giving men As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished and are not, and people who were punished wrongfully are not vindicated. Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur. David Baldacci should-have believe people Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur. David Baldacci justice believe people It's often said that God works in mysterious ways. You have to really think about what He's trying to do. You can't be lazy and believe in God; He doesn't make it that easy. It takes spirit and faith and passion to really believe. Like most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more. David Baldacci passion believe thinking As my father wrote, one's courage, hope, and spirit can be severely tried by the happenstance of life. But as I learned on this Virginia mountain, so long as one never loses faith, it is impossible to ever truly be alone. David Baldacci virginia long father But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything. David Baldacci able expectations writing It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between...This train is alive with things that should be seen and heard. It's a living, breathing something -- you just have to want to learn its rhythm. David Baldacci breathing alive want You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close. David Baldacci soul running people Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap David Baldacci crap heal giving Two people can care for each other but not want the same things. David Baldacci care two people The human spirit was the strongest medicine on earth. And sometimes all it needed was a little encouragement to pull off a miracle. David Baldacci medicine miracle encouragement It's my experience that most folk who ride trains could care less where they're going. For them it's the journey itself and the people they meet along the way. You see, at every stop this train makes, a little bit of America, a little bit of your country, gets on and says hello. David Baldacci journey country america I'm tired of people screaming about price and forgetting about the content. David Baldacci im-tired tired people You haven't yet seen me be rude. When I am it's unmistakable. - Michelle Maxwell. David Baldacci maxwell rude havens