Alistair Cooke Quotes
People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I have learned to be patient.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.
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How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
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Growing up, I was into 'Power Rangers.'
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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The left-brainer and the economist in me says watch what people do, not what they say.
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I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.
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My faith keeps me strong.
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I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide.
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I try to emulate his approach of really get the most out of people by allowing them to experiment and certainly allowing people to make mistakes.
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People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back.
