Christopher Koch Quotes
Even a cup of coffee tastes so much sweeter because you've come once again out of the, literally, out of the edge of death, and that's the condition I suppose that a lot of artists and writers would like to be in.
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
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I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.
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Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it.
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One thing I've learned now is that I should not say when a book is coming out until I'm sure I know.
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Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.
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Further, there are things of which the mind understands one part, but remains ignorant of the other; and when man is able to comprehend certain things, it does not follow that he must be able to comprehend everything.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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This uprising of 1976-77 was, of course, the historic watershed... Within a short period of time, it propelled into the forefront of our struggle millions of young people.
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Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.
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Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.
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David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing in the Streets'? It was stupid. I started feeling like I would rather bomb playing my own songs than be successful playing someone else's music.
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I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
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A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.
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Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.
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Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
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When I give away a book for free, it gets my name out there. That has lifelong value for me that goes way beyond the few dollars I could maybe charge.
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As a kid, I watched a lot of TV.
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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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On a couple of occasions in the last weeks, I just said some things that weren‘t in keeping with what I knew to be the case and what I had written about in my book. And you know, I‘m embarrassed by it. I‘m very sorry I said it. I have said that, you know, it just didn‘t jive with what I had written about and knew to be the truth.
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I love to go to Washington - if only to be near my money.
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Even a cup of coffee tastes so much sweeter because you've come once again out of the, literally, out of the edge of death, and that's the condition I suppose that a lot of artists and writers would like to be in.
