David Ward

https://www.goodreads.com/bigfootdave

David’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (4)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (4075)
non-fiction‎ (2586)
fiction‎ (1181)
the-south‎ (503)
biography‎ (427)
mysteries‎ (379)
humor‎ (371)
memoirs‎ (357)
gardening‎ (351)
thrillers‎ (338)

animals‎ (336)
appalachian-ana‎ (329)
read-2023-2024‎ (296)
drugs‎ (295)
natural-history‎ (277)
subcultures‎ (275)
music‎ (272)
rock-and-roll‎ (257)
childrens‎ (235)
crime‎ (233)
history‎ (230)
field-guide‎ (217)

sports-books‎ (216)
read-2021-2022‎ (214)
essays‎ (199)
read-2017-2020‎ (179)
art‎ (175)
classics‎ (154)
military‎ (142)
on-the-road‎ (142)
hippies‎ (140)
north-carolina‎ (124)
reference‎ (124)
spirituality-and-religion‎ (123)

fantasy‎ (121)
great-smokies‎ (118)
my-favorites‎ (116)
hunting-and-fishing‎ (109)
film‎ (105)
read-2025-2026‎ (102)
short-stories‎ (101)
photography‎ (94)
travel‎ (93)
grateful-dead‎ (90)
cartoons-comic-strips‎ (89)
robert-b-parker‎ (89)

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David’s Quotes

“However it is defined, freedom is due, in part, to the fact that powerful nations do not always win wars and powerful men do not always win fights.”
― Sebastian Junger, Freedom

tags: freedom, power

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“It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over.”
― David Joy, When These Mountains Burn

tags: drug-addiction

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“Like so many American tales, On the Road is about escape, about lighting out for the perpetually receding territory ahead.”
― William Plummer, The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady

tags: beat-generation, jack-kerouac, neal-cassady, u-on-the-road-u

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“For me, making a record is like building a ship in a bottle. Playing live music is like being in a rowboat in the ocean.”
― Jerry Garcia, quoted by William Plummer in "The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady", p. 144h

tags: deadheads, grateful-dead, jerry-garcia, rock-and-roll, sixties

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“Self-serving leaders can literally get people killed. But in any society, leaders who aren’t willing to make sacrifices aren’t leaders, they’re opportunists, and opportunists rarely have the common good in mind. They’re easy to spot, though: opportunists live reflexively, blame others for failure, and are unapologetic cowards.”
― Sebastian Junger, Freedom

tags: donald-trump, leadership, power

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