Peter Hook Quotes
Like the time I threw out Pete Murphy of Bauhaus for saying those six immortal words to Slim when he'd forgotten his backstage pass: 'Don't you know who I am?
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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Cerrone is a great opponent. The guy won eight fights straight.
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I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.
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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
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Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.
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My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.
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Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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They're sheep. They like Bush enough to credit him with saving the nation after 9/11. Three thousand people get killed, and everybody thinks they're next on the list. The president comes along, and he's got his six-guns strapped on, and people think he's going to save them.
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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.
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We want Quora to last forever, and in order to last forever, it's going to need to have revenue. One of the best things about ads is that you don't need to exclude anyone.
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Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
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The pickup points are a natural additional network for delivery. For me, the surprise is that Amazon didn't come up with that idea.
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I don't see myself in the political realm.
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You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job.
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'Veep' is definitely one of my favorite TV shows, and not because I'm in it. It's just such a great show, and the fact that I'm on it is crazy to me because I love it so much.
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I cook. I walk. I go to the movies. I meditate.
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The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate.
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In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
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There are so many people in the world who cannot read English or French or whatever.
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For research, I like to go to the location of the places in the novels. The first thing that I do is involve my senses: I notice the smells; I open the trash cans and look at what people have thrown away.
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It is the heritage of anguished centuries, and it distinguishes us from all other people-us, the youngest and last people of our culture. ...
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Like the time I threw out Pete Murphy of Bauhaus for saying those six immortal words to Slim when he'd forgotten his backstage pass: 'Don't you know who I am?
