"Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it."

-- Norman Douglas

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since”
“It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disgust that I would spend time on such an endeavor.”

Source : "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.
“I don't mind being accused of being a bad comedian and I don't even mind being accused of being a bad talk-show host, but I never want to be accused of being an arrogant, pompous showbiz asshole.”
“If you take part of the truth, and try to make that part of the truth, all of the truth, then that part of the truth becomes an untruth.”
“I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy.”

Source : "Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and Blink-182 on staying young through BMX". Interview with David Anthony, music.avclub.com. May 27, 2015.
“The ladies kept telling me I wasn't good in bed, so I figured if I wasn't a lover then I must be a fighter”
“The way I cook it's more like mad science. There's a lot of inspiration and dramatic failure with the occasional gorgeous success.”
“You know, I was at CBS News for 28 years. I may have run an unidentified source. Frankly, I don't remember.”

Source : "Goldberg: More deception from NBC News". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. February 25, 2013.

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