Peggy Lipton Quotes
I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone and call anybody to put myself out there. I don't live my life anymore that way.
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I always played to win.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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When I'm dancing, I don't know where the confidence comes from, but I just pretend I'm someone else, I think, and then I go out and dance.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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I never go on a run when I don't think of my dad, where I don't think about how powerful his legs were and what happened because, unfortunately, he didn't take care of himself.
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I do think that the audience thinks it's funny when you break, but if you do it all the time, it loses something.
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More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
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I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.
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We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions of others.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.
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When you write about sports, you're allowed to engage in mischief. Nothing is at stake.
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Voice comes to you through a spell, a trance. The best voices are not you... they're a little away from you.
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You don't realize that somebody who's average or even very fit could relate to someone who's overweight, but it's not about our size - it's how we look at ourselves and how we feel about ourselves.
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The world is not black and white; there are lots of shades of grey. There are good things and bad things in every era, and I think it's kind of very blindfolded to say one era was wonderful, as it was wonderful, but there were a lot of bad things as well.
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Nobody's life is wrapped up neatly in a bow.
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It was mind-blowing. It was a small place with 2,000 standing-up tickets. It's great to have your band back and working and playing again, people have been so generous.
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I'm amazed by the ground that I covered. The music's the number-one thing. And if it isn't, you better quit now.
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I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone and call anybody to put myself out there. I don't live my life anymore that way.
