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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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 was a big fan of Raven Symone, when 'That's So Raven' was out. I used to say, 'Oh my God, that should be my show!'
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Training with Bela and Marta Karolyi took the joy out of the Olympics for me. I look back and feel there was a lot of verbal and physical abuse. For years, I felt it was my problem.
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No very sharp line can be drawn between social psychology and individual psychology.
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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If you have Julia Roberts in a movie you're never really afraid for her because you know she's not going to die.
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I want my whole life to be a great work of art, not just my art. And that means paying attention to my entire life and trying to make sure my whole life is balanced.
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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.
