Per Petterson Quotes
I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.
Quotes to Explore
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Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that's it.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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I work out six days a week. Usually 45 minutes of running, then swimming and weightlifting.
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The ogres and witches and giants of fairytales stand in as metaphors for those obstacles that we all face in our own lives.
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Wrestling is more of a creative outlet, and especially for somebody like me, I view it as my creative outlet. Not all WWE superstars and not all wrestlers view it that way, but that's how I view it, and that's one of the ways my mind works creatively.
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I quite like antiques. I like things that are old and the history they bring with them. I would rather fly to Morocco on an $800 ticket and buy a chair for $300 than spend $1,100 on one at Pottery Barn.
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Gospel is just the truth of the word of God. Anybody can sing it, anybody; anybody can perform it.
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I'm a perfectionist.
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Well Ice H20 is my company that I plan to take to the next level with new artists, books, movies and so forth. It's more like a multimedia brand that I want to take to the next level and put some talented people on.
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Be the chief but never the lord.
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Except for the grace of God, I would be nobody - and that grace is the opposite of merit - human labour, education or human wisdom.
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I'm so absolutely pro-Denver. I wrote a fake hip-hop song about Denver. I've been claiming Denver. Part of the joke of the song is nobody was really claiming Denver - no rappers, no comedians.
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Every movie presents unusual challenges, and I like solving the problems with a combination of artwork and engineering.
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On a very gloomy dismal day, just such a one as it ought to be, I went to see Westminster Abbey.
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It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people.
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It can be difficult to be an introvert in church, especially if you happen to be the pastor. Liking to be alone can be interpreted as a judgment on other people's company. Liking to be quiet can be construed as aloofness. There is so much emphasis on community in most congregations that anyone who does not participate risks being labeled a loner.
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I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.
