Pete Hamill Quotes
The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love.
Quotes to Explore
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors.
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You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out there.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
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My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.
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Netanyahu supports - and he truly does support - building a Palestinian state within Israel.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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Shaming people into being virtuous doesn't change behaviour.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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I adore being able to go to the Oscars and know every single person at the party afterwards.
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The world is a courtroom, but your life is the judge.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
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Maybe strong leaders are not quite as alluring as we think, and we should celebrate the fact that our leaders are just like us. Just because one candidate can't remember his whole speech and the other likes to put his feet up on the job doesn't mean they can't govern.
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The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love.
