Charlie Pierce Quotes
In 1989, my father died after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer's disease. All four of his siblings followed him into the shadow lands of that fascinating, maddening affliction.
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There is always pressure in football.
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The McCain-Feingold limit on how much you give a candidate didn't really work because people found ways to get around it.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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The heroes of 'Narcos' are the Colombian people who fought and decided to do something about the horrible narco-terrorism that took place in their country back in the '80s.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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Different days, I think about different victories. Ricky Hatton is one of those fights. I respect Ricky Hatton. He's a warrior. He's a hell of a warrior.
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Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living.
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Words can hurt you. In the larger world, it frames how people think about you, and it can hurt you in lots of little, subtle ways.
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We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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Anytime you spend 15 or 16 hours a day with someone, five days a week for six months, that's more time than some people spend with their own families, so it does affect the dynamic between the actors.
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I really wanted to do things that weren't comic. It felt like finding people who can see this other side to me.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.
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I don't have any expectations as an actor, and being rich and famous is not my driving force.
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I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke.
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Surely the stars are images of love.
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Heart disease is no laughing matter. After my father suffered a massive heart attack, I realized just how serious heart disease can be.
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I guess I've played a lot of failures, which is a Huston quality, I guess. I love losers, though, and have never met anyone who hasn't been one sometime. I'm always looking to understand them, and my father had an extremely keen eye to be able to dissect and bring that forward in the way he told his stories.
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In 1989, my father died after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer's disease. All four of his siblings followed him into the shadow lands of that fascinating, maddening affliction.
