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“The Pivot Questionnaire that I ask other people, when I have on rare occasion answered it, the answer to the question, "What turns you on?" Is words. Not mine, other people's. Words, words, words, that's what turns me on.”

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James Lipton

James Lipton is a renowned American writer. Born in September 1926, he is known for his extensive writing experience and diverse works. more

“I'd been on everybody else's show and there was always a preinterview. Somebody would come with a tape recorder and you'd talk for three or four hours, and they'd take it back and it would be transcribed, and it would be given to the writers, those many writers you see on all those shows, Larry King, Letterman, Leno, etc. And then they choose the answers that will be most evocative on their show.”

Shows Would Be Three Given Hours Answers Four Kings Etc Tape Larry Recorders Letterman

Author:James Lipton

“I work seven days a week and I work about 12 hours a day, from the beginning of September to about the end of May; the school year. I take two days off, Christmas and New Year's, Thanksgiving sometimes - two and a half. And the result is that I bonded myself to my desk.”

Years May Two Ends Sometimes School Hours Results Half Week Seven New Year Desks September Two Days Days Off Seven Days School Years

Author:James Lipton

“Landing the airplane I think is the most difficult thing that I've every learned to do in my life.”

Thinking Difficult Airplane Difficult Things Landing

Author:James Lipton

“I jumped horses over big dangerous fences in competition. And got very, very good at it, at quite a high level. And I realized long since that, yeah, it's the same thing that appeals to me about it. You can't think about anything else, in either case; jumping horses in competition, show jumping, or flying an airplane, for whatever purpose.”

Thinking Long Shows Bigs Purpose Levels Cases Dangerous Horse Yeah Competition Very Good I Realized Flying Appeals Airplane Fence Jumping High Level

Author:James Lipton

“If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the basis of our lives, then we can do anything we ought to do, go anywhere we ought to go, and be anything we ought to be.”

Ifs Spirit Can Do Our Lives Ought Holy Bases Holy Spirit Cooperation Almighty Subconscious Consent

Author:E. Stanley Jones

“I'll miss it until the day I die, and I'm convinced to this day that I can get on a horse and jump a course of fences satisfactorily. It doesn't leave you.”

I Can Dies Courses Missing Horse Convinced This Day Fence

Author:James Lipton

“Particularly with schizophrenia you see a lot of concern that these people could escape and kill people, or they could threaten our political order.”

People Political Order Concern Schizophrenia

Author:Jonathan Michel Metzl

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