Pete Hamill Quotes
For years, the defenders of television have argued that the networks are only giving the people what they want. That might be true. But so is the Medellin cartel.
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Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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I was actually not some sort of a child prodigy by any stretch.
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At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
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I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.
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I just hated school. I don't like to learn. Don't teach me anything!
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
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There's fears in everyone's job. Ours are in the limelight, and people think we're incredibly privileged or nuts to do what we do for a living.
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Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer.
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For years, the defenders of television have argued that the networks are only giving the people what they want. That might be true. But so is the Medellin cartel.
