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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned how to cover race riots by telephone. They didn't pay me enough at my first newspaper job to venture onto the grounds of South Boston High School when bricks were being thrown. Instead, I would telephone the headmaster and ask him to relay to me the number of broken chairs in the cafeteria each day.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very conscious of the world being this very crazed place that demanded explanation. I didn't see a whole lot of people who looked like me doing it on television.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I have moderated two general election debates - in 2004 and 2008 - I know better than to carp from the sidelines. I am confident in my accomplishment of having had Queen Latifah portray me on 'Saturday Night Live' both years.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As someone who asks questions for a living, there are few things that annoy me more than people who won't ask for themselves. Social media is a great help, but so is something as simple as turning on your television or powering up your laptop to watch a smart news show.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've spent so many years talking about lame ducks in the White House and Congress, and it's never occurred to me to find out what the heck it means. It turns out it's an old English hunting term - something about firing at a duck without quite killing it. In any case, the hobbled duck limps on, at a distinct disadvantage.
- Ice Cream
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to land a reporting job at 'The Washington Post,' which pretty much put me in a state of constant awe. Bob Woodward would dish up ice cream sundaes for anyone stuck working on the weekend.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow.
- Contingency
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you see John Boehner crying, believe you me, it's because he cannot control, uh, that wild contingency called the Tea Party.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I imagine my children are going to save me from my vanity and be my passion and fill whatever fears I have of the amazing time I'm having right now being gone.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.
- Normal
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- Nov 07, 2020