Matthew Pearl Quotes
Romance is not an idea, but a moment. An unspoken glance when someone looks into your eyes and knows exactly who you are, what you need.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.
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I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I've never really done acting before, 'cause dancing was my first love. And then, I sort of fell into it from a talent competition and never really looked back.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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It's really rare to come across a character, a show, or a movie that allows you to completely play four or five different characters within a season, let alone a week.
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Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.
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Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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The choices we've made throughout our lives affect whatever happens to us in any given moment.
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I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.
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I had this dream in my head of, if I got hired by 'SNL, what that moment would be like. And I dreamed that I would, like, collapse on the sidewalk and cry to the heavens. I got this call, and it didn't happen naturally. But I did it anyway because I wanted to have that moment. So I did collapse.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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Romance is not an idea, but a moment. An unspoken glance when someone looks into your eyes and knows exactly who you are, what you need.
