John Niven Quotes

I have to confess to not being a great forward planner. I'm the kind of person who regularly arranges to have dinner with five different people on the same night.

John Niven

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GreatPeopleDinnerNightForward

I like to dim the lights and talk about the ghosts I've known and invite other people to tell me their stories.

Jenna Wortham

PeopleMeLightsTalkGhostsTell

It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols.

Meg Ryan

StarsGreatPeopleFlawsRealize

I do shamefully little for charity, and I always talk about it when I do.

John Niven

CharityTalkAlwaysLittleAbout

They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.

Maurice Maeterlinck

BelieveDoorsNothingWillHappen

So I have this word for much of what I do in life: 'plorking.' I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm plorking.

Jeff Bridges

LifePlayingWorkingWordMuch

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Michael J. Fox

BusinessGodExcellencePerfection

The time during bombings was definitely difficult for everyone. My parents, they really protected me from it, and we came through together.

Ana Ivanovic

TimeTogetherParentsMeDifficult

White people are very wily when it comes to race. We will do everything that we can to get out from under the idea of race.

Robin DiAngelo

PeopleWhiteWillRaceEverything

I had long been resistant to doing a documentary about my mother for personal reasons. And I thought there was no way she'd want to, but then I asked her and she said 'yes.'

Rory Kennedy

MotherThoughtDoingLongPersonal

I'm quite surprised at how out of control I can be on stage because, actually, I find I like to be in control in life. It's quite freeing, really.

Michelle Dockery

LifeControlFindI CanStageOut

Less cars on the road means productivity and jobs growth, as it allows for the more efficient movement of goods and services and encourages greater urban population density.

Anthony Albanese

GrowthRoadMoreMovementUrban

The greatest real thrill that life offers is to create, to construct, to develop something useful. Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. It is that spirit that creates our jobs.

Alfred P. Sloan

LifeCreativeCreateSpiritPay

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