Pete Hamill Quotes
If you ask me, I think 12-step programs are perfectly valid, can be an enormous help. But it depends on the individual.
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I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.
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My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.
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In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among people. We know only something like a tenth of 1 percent of the sequence at the moment.
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Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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Maybe guys also have insecurities, but in a sporting arena, they keep it to themselves. I can't do that.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got the greenlight. And when it finally got the greenlight, I was very happy to be a part of it.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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This movie will actually increase the sex life of parents everywhere because they can put this on, with the 45 minutes of extras and they've got almost two hours to do whatever they've got to do while the kids watch the movie.
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You have to be quite stupid to act.
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
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It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.
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Eventually, you know the rhythm of your character, of the set of the piece. It takes less energy for you to hit that point, and then everything resonates. But initially, it takes a tremendous amount of energy. You just hope it's gonna be okay and you don't forget your lines and those cameras.
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I love little teddy bears and little fluffy animals. I buy them all the time.
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After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.
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'The HoneyLine' is my web site and TV segments that were birthed out of the stark reality that we all need a few people to help navigate this life.
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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
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If you ask me, I think 12-step programs are perfectly valid, can be an enormous help. But it depends on the individual.
