Mark Leibovich Quotes
To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people are trying to manipulate the truth. They speak in the language of spin, obsequiousness, obfuscation. The meta of politics is just this endless source of material that can shed light on the psychology of the process.
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I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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Oakland kids are always the best.
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People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act like elected and appointed officials.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.
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I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
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What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling.
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I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.
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Can the word ‘best’ mean anything at all, except to some particular person in some particular mood? Perhaps not - so if we allow the word to stand as an absolute, you, or you, or perhaps you, may be appalled at omissions or inclusions or, never having read me before, may even be impelled to cry out, ‘Good heavens, are those his best?’
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'You have been to the Riviera before, Georges?' said Poirot to his valet the following morning. George was an intensely English, rather wooden-faced individual. 'Yes, sir. I was here two years ago when I was in the service of Lord Edward Frampton.' 'And to-day,' murmured his master, 'you are here with Hercule Poirot. How one mounts in the world!'
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I call people by their initials when they're good buddies, and that's a kinda street thing, too - 'Here comes JF,' or, 'Here comes KC.' It's fun; it's intimate.
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As every parent knows, children begin life as uninhibited, unabashed explorers of the unknown. From the time we can walk and talk, we want to know what things are and how they work - we begin life as little scientists.
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They're looking at the cold weather coming. That's what you're seeing in the market right now.
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To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people are trying to manipulate the truth. They speak in the language of spin, obsequiousness, obfuscation. The meta of politics is just this endless source of material that can shed light on the psychology of the process.
