Hoist on My Own Petard Quotes

“Fighting over airtime in the middle of a war was perverse, but such was the nature of the gig, it seemed to me. The great blessing of being a journalist is that you get to witness world events—to interface with the players, to experience the smells and tastes of it all. The great curse, though, is that, as I’d learned on 9/11, you come to see these events, at least in part, through the lens of self-interest.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“This trip was my first taste of what I would describe as journalistic heroin: the pure, sick rush of being somewhere you are not supposed to be and not only getting away with it but also getting on TV. I was hooked.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“Working for Peter was like sticking your head in a lion’s mouth: thrilling, but not particularly safe.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“I remember my mother, a repository of wisdom, once telling me offhandedly at some point during my youth that she thought anyone who would run for president must have a hole on their inside that was so big it could never be filled. To the extent that I ever allowed myself to reflect on my drive to be on TV, I always found her comment haunting.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“According to the Nielsen ratings data, 5.019 million people saw me lose my mind.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“All of us struggle to strike a balance between the image we present to the world and the reality of our inner landscape.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“Most of us are so entranced by the nonstop conversation we’re having with ourselves that we aren’t even aware we have a voice in our head.”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face

“Most of us are so entranced by the nonstop conversation we’re having with ourselves that we aren’t even aware we have a voice in our head. I”
― Dan Harris, Hoist on My Own Petard: Or: How Writing 10% Happier Threw My Own Advice Right Back in My Face