Tom Brokaw Quotes

The disquieting news of Danny Villanueva's death brought back memories of our time together at KNBC in the early 1970s.

Tom Brokaw

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MemoriesTimeTogetherDeathEarly

I've met many rich kids over the years. Many are very down to earth and work hard; they come from decent parenting. Others, however, are not.

Jesse Spencer

WorkParentingWork HardRichDown

The slogans of globalisation are 'Get on your bike' and 'The world is flat.' People who want to get on have to be willing to move, often and unhesitatingly, at the behest of their employer or to seek work.

John Lanchester

WorkBikePeopleWorldWantSeek

I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.

Merce Cunningham

DoingGradesStudentsGiveWhich

I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person.

Amy Tan

MotherMyselfMePersonForgive

Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull.

Simon Hoggart

LifeBookMy LifeFindPrettyWould

I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there.

Tommy Shaw

CrazyRoadHouseGoNiceLiving

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

Toni Morrison

PowerTrustThinkYouDreamLittle

I never left jazz. The relationship between structure and improvisation - that constant conversation and tension - I've always wanted in every genre and song that I perform.

Lizz Wright

RelationshipSongConversationJazz

Screenwriting and the movie stuff could all disappear tomorrow, but to sit down with my laptop and still tell stories is my day job. I didn't believe I'd actually get to do it for a living.

Jonathan Tropper

DayJobTomorrowBelieveDownTell

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

Chinua Achebe

ExperienceLearnNothingOnlyThing

I'm not superstitious at all. I'm not a Russian.

Chelsea Handler

RussianSuperstitious

I know when I go to a poetry reading, I feel purged, exulted. You let the poet guide you through some kind of journey.

Anne Waldman

JourneyPoetryReadingFeelYouGo

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