John Dickerson Quotes
One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is considered by some the height of mindfulness to approach the world afresh like a child.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.
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I want to write weirder stuff and convince people that it's Top 40.
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I naturally favour a clean, healthy diet. A salad sandwich is one of my favourite meals!
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Education never really interested me, to be fair. I mean, education does interest me, but academic school study is a different thing. I can't quite grasp that.
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There are always lessons that can be learned from another manufacturer. You can learn from their successes and from their mistakes also. But you cannot replicate; you can only learn.
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I've always looked the same, and every 10 years, I'm a little bit in fashion.
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Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies.
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I think it's a competitive advantage that both Amazon and Google and other tech companies have over a lot of their counterparts. They take big risks and are pioneering new markets with the promise of big rewards. It's why Amazon is kind of reliably starting new businesses and opening kind of new frontiers.
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I don't think talent or the gift ever goes away.
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Who doesn't like to get dressed up and eat good food?
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Bridges are a troll's specialty. Whether because of some magic or just because of aptitude, you never get across the bridge without facing the troll. That's life, I guess.
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I think the best thing I've written is a story called 'The Boxer and the Blonde.' It's a piece about Billy Conn, the white would-be heavyweight champion of the world, who lived in Pittsburgh.
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One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is considered by some the height of mindfulness to approach the world afresh like a child.
