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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In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles.
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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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I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.
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I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.
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A doctrine of class war seemed to provide a solution to the problem of poverty to people who know nothing about how wealth is created.
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I say no wealth is worth my life.
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You always want to have good balance. That's the key to winning a Super Bowl. You look at the teams who have won championships, you got to have balance. So, to be able to run the ball effectively and throw the ball effectively is what gives you the chance to win a world championship.
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People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back.
