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Bernard Beckett Quotes

The successful Idea travels from mind to mind, claiming new territory, mutating as it goes.

Bernard Beckett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: 1967

Topics

Mind New Successful Idea Territory

Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now.

Future Best Long Now Run Talk

I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case.

Health Liberty Bread Poor Others

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

Government People Control Think Done

I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.

People Legacy Want Become Write

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.

Limits Constitution Legal Authority

I love the uilleann pipes and listen to Ronan Browne who's an uilleann piper.

Love Listen Pipes I Love Piper

We all must make hatemongers unwelcome in our towns and communities. And we must stand by the heroes in this struggle, the police and county prosecutors who stand up to the extremists.

Struggle Police Stand Up Stand Up

Anyone who watches golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens.

Grow Golf Watches Enjoy Television

Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings.

You Forget Sometimes Human Audience

The public's appetite for what sensible newspapers call 'personality journalism' and what I call gossip is insatiable. It will never, ever stop growing because everybody dreams.

Dreams Personality Journalism Gossip

The pressure to be timely with news has increased every year.

Pressure Year News Every Timely

Random people, celebrities of note come to your shows over the years, and I've had some really strange ones. Like the guy from Kiss. Gene Simmons has literally been in the audience at my shows, like, four times. I don't know if he knows me; he's just a big fan of comedy.

Kiss People Me Random Comedy Know

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