“That's the myth of it, the required lie that allows us to render our judgments. Parasites, criminals, dope fiends, dope peddlers, whores--when… — David Simon Bigotry Copy Share Image
The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts.… — David Simon Bits Copy Share Image
It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently… — David Simon Appreciation Copy Share Image
Laughter is a symptom of spirituality. Laughter is the flow of love coursing through your body. Laughter is the nectar of present… — David Simon Awareness Copy Share Image
I'm just a swell guy. No, that's a ridiculous notion - if you're being an asshole to people, you're being an asshole,… — David Simon Guy Copy Share Image
Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success… — David Simon Absurd Copy Share Image
Any music can be healing if it inspires, relaxes, encourages or creates enthusiasm for life in you. — David Simon Enthusiasm Copy Share Image
African American music can't happen in Germany or in Italy or in Mumbai. If America disappeared off the face of the Earth… — David Simon African american Copy Share Image
“[Y]ou are ... entrusted with the pursuit of that most extraordinary of crimes: the theft of a human life. You speak for… — David Simon Crime Copy Share Image
“It isn't about the welfare check. It never was. It isn't about sexual permissiveness, or personal morality, or failures in parenting, or… — David Simon Family planning Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's understanding of what the drug war had cost the country was meaningful. And very quietly in his second term, he… — David Simon Barack Copy Share Image
The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts. — David Simon Contribution Copy Share Image
What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these… — David Simon Achilles Copy Share Image
When we were kids coming up, if you stole your dad's Playboy magazine, that was about as much of an education as… — David Simon Changed Copy Share Image
You shoot another guy—well, okay, this is Baltimore. You shoot three guys, it’s time to admit you have a problem. — David Simon Baltimore Copy Share Image
Only the human heart can live in present moment awareness. The human mind cannot, because its essential nature is to ponder the… — David Simon Awareness Copy Share Image
“This is an existential crisis rooted not only in race—which the corner has slowly transcended—but in the unresolved disaster of the American… — David Simon Existential crisis Copy Share Image
Genuine inner freedom is the ultimate aim of life. It is the unspoken goal of every thought you have and every action… — David Simon Action Copy Share Image
I come from a country that is now utterly schizophrenic when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are… — David Simon America Copy Share Image
Rural America's not coming back. That idea was lost with the Industrial Revolution. And yet with more than 80 percent of Americans… — David Simon America Copy Share Image
People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans." — David Simon New orleans Copy Share Image
The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's… — David Simon Care Copy Share Image
There were a lot of video store owners and managers out of work, once pornography became more about streaming and downloads. But… — David Simon Grievance Copy Share Image
Awakening to who we really are is at the heart of yoga. . . .Yoga offers a path to this underlying field… — David Simon Abundance Copy Share Image
“The Midnight Dance of the Universal Desk Sergeant, a performance that is somehow the same whether the precinct house is in Boston… — David Simon Civil servants Copy Share Image
