Per Petterson Quotes
If you're a Norwegian writer, you are not visible in the world. The door of the English language is very hard to open for a Norwegian writer.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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Music is my release.
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If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.
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Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when you have some time off. You struggle with yourself to take a vacation.
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And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.
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Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again.
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Ultimately love is everything.
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I'm skilled in the Twitter and Instagram sense of the social media verse.
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There's a personal story of my own that I will write at some point, and it's a film that I will happily make. It could very well be the next thing I do, unless someone shows me something great.
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It is our duty, to ourselves and to our children, to see the new world as it is now.
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Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.
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'Still feeling guilty, are we? I’d have thought you’d be over that by now.''I have a nettlesome little thing called a conscience,' Emily hissed. 'Ever hear of it?''They’re out of fashion in New York,' Stanton said, and though she guessed she was joking, he didn’t sound humorous.
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I think Tesla doesn't sound like it has a very collaborative culture.
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Discover the force of the skies O Men: once recognised it can be put to use.
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Ronaldo used to be my neighbour, and he passed my house every day. We always greeted each other.
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If you're a Norwegian writer, you are not visible in the world. The door of the English language is very hard to open for a Norwegian writer.
