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Dean Koontz Quotes

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

Dean Koontz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: July 9, 1945

Topics

Goals Power Think Goal Debate Get

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.

Joe DiMaggio

Family Back Know Three Why Big

Most times, at the movies, my stress levels are ratcheted up so high that I can barely sit through the full production without excusing myself, clutching people next to me or crawling out of my seat, incapacitated by the unknown.

Jenna Wortham

Myself Stress People Me I Can High

Traditional methods for falling asleep work. Non-taxing, repetitive mental tasks have a lulling effect, and I built those patterns into 'Sleep'.

Max Richter

Work Sleep Falling Patterns Mental

Misery loves company.

John Ray

Company Misery Misery Loves Company

I think the therapeutic part of acting is allowing myself to step into another human being's shoes. It allows me the ability to release judgment, if I had any judgment to begin with. It's an opportunity to understand rather than to stand outside and point fingers.

Sterling K. Brown

Opportunity Shoes Myself Step Me

My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter.

Sufjan Stevens

Art Myself Thought Artist Tax Say

When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.

Roger Ebert

I Am Writing Problems Person Become

The fights for media justice and racial justice have been intertwined since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Marvin Ammori

Justice Media Civil Rights Movement

My favorite group growing up was 'The Hobbit.' It was the first book I actually finished. One of those adventure things that takes you to that land and it will forever hold a special place in my heart. I am not a huge book reader.

Luke Mitchell

Heart Adventure I Am Growing Up Book

Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?

Jay-Z

Home Music Racism Me Cool Listening

You don't want to look the same every day of your life. It's boring as hell.

Joseph Abboud

Life Day Hell You Every Day Look

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.

William James

Life Soul Habit Blame Thinking Why