Pete Hamill Quotes
Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore.

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I was a tomboy.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good.
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My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
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I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician.
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I have legendary massive breakfasts at hotels. I don't hold back. I'll get there at 7A.M. and I'll be the last out at 11 A.M., having gone up and down the buffet seven times.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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I'm so sick of gay this, gay that. I could care less. It ain't affecting my life at all.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I try not to do bad, but sometimes it's irresistible.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
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I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.
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You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it.
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The expectation of gradual policy normalization should reduce the likelihood of outsized movements in interest rates.
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The characters, to me, in 'Homeland' are not one note in any way.
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There's a great deal of scientific evidence that social connectedness is a very strong protector of emotional well-being, and I think there's no question that social isolation has greatly increased in our culture in, say, the past 50 years, past 100 years.
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I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore.