Jim Lehrer Quotes

The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.

It's nice to have some anonymity and still be low key.

Nothing should be noticed.

The best politics is no politics.

I try not to bring any attention to myself.

I don't deny or affirm anything. I'm not very personal.

Normally, if you go through a game without attracting attention, you are doing a hell of a job.

The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part.

I can walk around relatively anonymously.

It's not in either my personal or business interest to be a highly visible person.

We are all racing towards death. No matter how many great, intellectual conclusions we draw during our lives, we know they're all only man-made, like God. I begin to wonder where it all leads. What can you do, except do what you can do as best you know how.

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.

You can say I give you this information as a dispassionate observer.

It's cool because I think 'Ex Machina' is a little bit under the radar, which is always when I do my best work - when I feel like no one's paying attention.

The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.

I enjoyed being anonymous.

I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.

For me, it's always more interesting to look at things when you don't really have a horse in the race, so to speak.

I am quite fortunate, because I can still be quite incognito. If you go out looking for attention, then you'll attract it, but if you're just getting on with your life, particularly in London where everyone is engrossed in what they're doing, you can keep a measure of anonymity.

In my store, I don't do anything political. There are no signs up, and I'm not pushing anyone.

We are fundamentally politically agnostic and an apolitical organization.

You're not going to see me ever be partisan. I'll never take a position on a candidate or an issue.

Everything isn't political.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.

I have no political affiliations and have always and do now consider myself an independent.