John Dickerson Quotes
If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and away from you, you might find that clip in the middle of the day, and it will transport you as surely as if you had a time machine.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
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Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them.
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I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them.
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England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!
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The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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I'm not super into sports.
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Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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People are going to go where they get characters that they remember.
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It would be so nice to have the luxury just to laze. So nice not to have to always get up and get dressed for some occasion. Always having to move from here to there, where everything is scheduled and even having lunch with my kids on their Easter break has to be slotted in. Maybe one day...
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I can go out raw with nothing, and my fans would still be happy, but I feel that I owe it to them to give them almost like a Broadway musical at this point in my life. I have to give them something more, so I do have to think of different ways to do it.
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I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?
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I feel like elements of race and identity and ethnicity are sort of missing in all of literature, not just in women's literature.
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But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy.
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If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and away from you, you might find that clip in the middle of the day, and it will transport you as surely as if you had a time machine.
