Peter Jennings Quotes
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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.
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There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
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Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.
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Why do elites hate the poor? It's xenophobia. They don't know any poor people - except their off-the-books Brazilian nanny and illegal immigrant cleaning lady from Upper Revolta who don't speak English.
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I'm very open-minded.
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'Whiplash' scared me. I feel you should only do projects that scare you to some degree. I get motivated by those sorts of feelings.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I'd like to work on job and educational opportunities for all.
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Frankly, our adversaries are emboldened by the lack of American leadership in the world, and our friends and our allies, they have lost trust in us.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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As a 17-year-old, I remember positively dreading dance sequences. I would come to shoots, quaking with nervousness at the idea of making other artistes do retakes due to my mistakes.
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The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist.
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I think it's important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, it's where they begin as children that is important to them.
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Growing up in Australia, space exploration wasn't something I was too aware of.
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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.
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I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.
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Here is a dirty little secret: Stock-picking is wildly overrated. Sure, it makes for great cocktail party chatter, and what is more fun than delving into a company's new products? But the truth is that individual stocks are riskier than broad indices.
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I'm the type of guy that feels pressure when I have to order dinner. I'm just that type of guy but that's my fuel. I work well with pressure.
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If I can't affect some change in six years, maybe I'm in the wrong place.
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Sacrifice your life rather than your word.
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I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
