John Dickerson Quotes

Inaugural speeches are supposed to be huge and stirring. Presidents haul our heroes onstage, from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. George W. Bush brought the Liberty Bell. They use history to make greatness and achievements seem like something you can just take down from the shelf.

John Dickerson

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HistoryGreatnessKingYouDown

I still like the stuff from the old days: Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway.

Joe Cocker

OldDaysOld DaysStillLikeStuff

If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.

John B. S. Haldane

NatureStarsGodCreationSpecial

When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.

Jean-Marc Vallee

LifeGoodGreatFeelingGoWant

I started off doing indie comics that I wrote and drew myself. I was doing those for ten years before I started to work for DC. The first book that I wrote for DC was for another artist. I did some backups in 'Adventure Comics' years ago starring The Atom. That's the first time that I ever wrote for another artist.

Jeff Lemire

WorkTimeMyselfAdventureBook

I looked into corruption in Afghanistan through a work called 'Payback' and impersonated a police officer, set up a fake checkpoint on the street in Kabul and stopped cars, but instead of asking them for a bribe, offered them money and apologized on behalf of the Kabul Police Department.

Aman Mojadidi

WorkMoneyPoliceFakeCorruption

I think, for me, my goal is to continue to be teachable. I can't see around corners, but I want to be able to walk enough in my life where I go around more corners than I ever thought I could go around.

Tracee Ellis Ross

LifeWalkMeThinkThoughtMy Life

There just doesn't seem to be a market for something with aspiration anymore.

Tom Courtenay

SeemSomethingMarketJustAnymore

There is something urbane, stylish, and worldly about owning a cocktail shaker.

Roger Stone

StylishCocktailSomethingOwning

I'm envious of writers and musicians. I think it must be so difficult. Not just the frustration, but the discipline.

Michael Keaton

DisciplineFrustrationThinkJust

As far as sleeping goes, you're up and ready to go at six in the morning. Spring training was always a combination of relaxing and working, and I missed that quite a bit. I missed being around the ball field. A baseball. A bat. The smell of the uniform, you might say. Talking baseball. Seeing opponents as well as the Cubs.

Lou Boudreau

MorningTrainingBaseballSpringYou

People don't understand that, when I was at WCW, if I wasn't wrestling that night, I was down at the Power Plant teaching. I was teaching people how to do stuff, but every time you teach someone, you learn more. The more you learn, the more you teach. The more you teach, the better you get.

Diamond Dallas Page

PowerTimePeopleNightBetterYou

I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.

Drew Barrymore

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