Jim Lehrer Quotes
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Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to you, convinced that they know you as well or better than they do members of their own family, that's just an odd phenomenon. But I mean, I wouldn't say it was a bad thing. It's an interesting thing.
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I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house.
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Jerusalem will remain under Israeli sovereignty and will not be divided.
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I joined NOW on an issue of pay.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins.
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The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, let's be honest.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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I am no more humble than my talents require.
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I'm somewhat in my own cloud.
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There is no uncreated being except God. God has no opposite.
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Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
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I always thought that if I got no love at all early in my standup career, or I was god awful, I thought I'd get into psychology.
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As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.
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There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.
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I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.
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What we know is smartphones are everywhere and they are rich in data. What we know is that there are apps once downloaded by the consumer that will also in turn download the consumers' contact book. Most consumers don't want that to happen and don't know it's happening.
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What makes a person is the ability to look at themselves and deal with their own lives.
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This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That's why I don't respect people who criticize fighters.
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Work was like cats were supposed to be: if you disliked and feared it and tried to keep out if its way, it knew at once and sought you out and jumped on your lap and climbed all over you to show how much it loved you. Please God, he thought, don't let me die in harness.
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I made a deal with myself that no matter where I go, if I see a street performer, I'd tip them. It's sweet to know that you can get started from the generosity of others.
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When a network passes, you really mourn the show. The official state of grief in Hollywood is saying you're taking around a dead pilot.
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My philosophy in life... is to prove myself to myself and not to others. I tried to teach my children that, that I have to respect myself, to prove to myself that I can do the best I can.
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I'm a journalist and that's what I do.
