Jim Lehrer Quotes
My writing is extremely important, so I write every day. I just enjoy it. I get a kick out of it.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.
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A new reader shouldn't be able to find you in your work, though someone who's read more may begin to.
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Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way.
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Acting was all I ever really wanted to do.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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America is huge.
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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I want to be a major force.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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There are some things that I write that I know are personal in a way, or the gag is so obscure that it's just for me, and there's other things that could basically be for anybody or be anything, at least until the lyrics start to get written.
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Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.
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I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
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China just banned ICO fundraising. They did Silicon Valley and the U.S. a favor - now we get first dibs.
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Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.
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When they did the Olympics in Seoul - or elsewhere - didn't each host country try to show its greatness to the world viewing audience?
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At the end of day, what matters most to God, what moves His heart, isn't our fancy words and impressive possessions - it's the condition of our hearts.
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Night-time is when I brainstorm; last thing, when the family's asleep and I'm alone, I think about the next day's writing and plan a strategy for my assault on the blank page.
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It is only through multilateral institutions that States can hold each other to account. And that makes it very important to organize those institutions in a fair and democratic way, giving the poor and the weak some influence over the actions of the rich and the strong.
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Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time after time after time, in the middle of corruption and disgrace and bad politics, I've seen people come through and do for people. I write about someone in trouble and someone else rallies to help them. Through reporting, things can change.
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My writing is extremely important, so I write every day. I just enjoy it. I get a kick out of it.
