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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No matter whether you're an Olympic swimmer or you're someone who doesn't like to swim, your kids should learn this life skill. You can't be next to them every second, so they must be able to relax in the water and get themselves to safety.
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When I look back on my life, I overpaid for my big successes every time. And when I tried to get a bargain, get it a little cheaper or get a better deal on it, I ended up usually either getting it and not happy I got it. Or missing it.
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Political sovereignty is but a mockery without the means of meeting poverty and illiteracy and disease. Self-determination is but a slogan if the future holds no hope.
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Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.
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We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.
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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.
