Dennis Potter Quotes
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Age for me is just a number.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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I sleep a lot on Sunday. It's really great.
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I didn't want to be an author; I wanted to be a scientist. Not that I didn't love literature, but I couldn't distinguish it from reading, and reading was already my default activity, almost like breathing.
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Horses and horsepower alike are about status and being cool.
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I try not to push myself too hard, but I also need to perform and earn the results.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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To regard human beings as tools - as instruments - for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is repugnant, stupid and short sighted. Tools are made by man but have not the autonomy of their maker - they have not man's time-binding capacity for initiation, for self-direction, and self-improvement.
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I get bursts of creativity with bursts of physical activity.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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It's easy to motivate a client when they are sitting on a bench right in front of you, but the real challenge for a trainer is to have that motivation exist even when you are not around.
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The more my work improves or broadens or widens, the more surely I tame myself.
