John Dickerson Quotes
There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your self-interest.
Quotes to Explore
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
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Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.
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I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I'm building shopping centers and movie theaters in the inner cities. So that means supplying jobs and letting blacks understand that we have to build our communities back, not looking to anybody else.
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I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.
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Death is not something any one of us want to dwell on, but we must all confront it at some point.
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I want to be a major force.
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You don't get second chances in the real world.
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I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.
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I've learnt more physics from Kabbalah than I ever did in school.
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I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.
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Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
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Bad movies are when people go, 'oh, I wasted $10 bucks and 2 hours and I don't even want to go back again.'
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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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You win some, lose some, and wreck some.
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I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.
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What am I going to tweet about? My sneakers? Or, 'I have 140,000 friends on Facebook.' What does that even mean? I find it to be a waste of time.
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The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and its important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification.
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There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your self-interest.
