John Niven Quotes

You'll never even catch me doing that 'soft atheist' thing of very softly singing along or just mouthing the words, looking down at a hymn sheet every few seconds to check the words. To state the obvious, as an atheist, the hymn sheet is no use to me. So I just stand there, looking straight ahead or up at the ceiling, and do nothing.

John Niven

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'Hedwig' isn't particularly based on me, but I think that it is autobiographical in terms of emotion.

John Cameron Mitchell

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If I had my own Neverland it would probably be the coolest place in the world. You could do anything you want there. There would be trees everywhere.

Jeremy Sumpter

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Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.

John Major

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The element of teamwork is perhaps underappreciated.

Stewart Butterfield

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Cooking with your kids is a remarkable exercise to let them in on the purchasing part of the process - kids love to shop, and its great to take them to these ethnic places where people don't always speak the language.

Tom Douglas

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I don't think anybody else could have gone out there with Brock Lesnar and do what I did. I stand by that, and I'm proud of it. My father and my mother were in the front row watching, and they got to see their son go toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar. Not many people can say that.

Roman Reigns

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High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks.

Martin Seligman

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People, despite having the common interest in our band, might not be friends before meeting at a show. It's great bringing families together.

Liv Bruce

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Sometimes I leave an encounter or a conversation hoping that I didn't come off as above my raisin' - hoping that I didn't make somebody feel bad for not having as much as we're fortunate to have.

Jason Isbell

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I said I would be part of the solution in Jefferson City, not part of the problem. And I said I'd take on the culture of corruption.

Josh Hawley

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I always take an Alastair Sawday guide. I stayed in three or four places in India that they had recommended, and every one of them was wonderful.

Diana Quick

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Any setting can be a good setting for a novel.

Chris Pavone

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