John Hodgman Quotes
People who run for president seriously and people who become president enter a bizarre secret society in which they have had an experience that none of us will ever have.
Quotes to Explore
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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I'm a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'
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The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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Don't ever call a guy first. The thing they want the most is whatever they can't have. It sounds really juvenile, but it works.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?
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My best friend is my husband.
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There are secrets at the heart of every story; there is something that must be uncovered or discovered, both by the reader and by the characters.
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I'm proud of my sexuality.
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and I had to continue working just as much to pay the government. So she said I lied, which is something I never did.
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The Hungarian interest is that, if necessary, we should make loan agreements with the IMF on a regular basis.
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Ensuring that we help prepare all kids for life, college, and work in our knowledge-based economy will require a collaborative, sustained effort from all stakeholders - from the president and the secretary of education on down to states, school districts, principals, teachers, parents, and community members.
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These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.
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I know just how often people get told 'no' to their brilliant ideas - not just most of the time, but 90 percent of the time.
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People who run for president seriously and people who become president enter a bizarre secret society in which they have had an experience that none of us will ever have.
