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title: "2 David Handler Quotes"
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# David Handler

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David Handler is an American composer, violinist/violist and entrepreneur. His acoustic and electronic compositions have been described by The New York Times as “eerie” and “superbly wrought”, “exploring polarities of light and dark, the sacred and the profane.” He is the owner and co-founder of the

##  Quotes by David Handler

> [“The thing is, if you're an ugly goon when you're 15, you're an ugly goon for the rest of your life —…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-handler/the-thing-is-if-you-re-an-ugly-goon-when-you-re-15-you-re-an-ugly/)

[David Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-handler/)

[Childhood trauma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childhood-trauma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/david-handler-93596_childhood-trauma_the-thing-is-if-you-re-an-ugly-goon-when_2385695.jpg)

> [“This whole, crazy fucking business can be reduced to one little word, one word explains it all. I'm going to give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-handler/this-whole-crazy-fucking-business-can-be-reduced-to-one-little-word/)

[David Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-handler/)

[Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-handler-93596_buck_this-whole-crazy-fucking-business-can-be_2527584.jpg)

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