Matthew Perry Quotes
I grew up babysitting and always enjoyed it. I love family. A couple of my closest friends have kids, and I'm their godfather, and that's one of my greatest pleasures in life, just picking them up from school and hanging out with them.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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The very first time a politician puts you in his target is sometimes a disappointment, because perhaps you thought you were friends and getting along well... But it is not something that you dwelled on. At least, I did not.
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It really is no different in the way that we make records and shoot music videos. I don't think of the movie as being a great leap out of my current profession.
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What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
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Anything scarce will ultimately be tokenized because the benefits of digitization and increased liquidity are so great.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
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Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
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After defining an idea of what I want to achieve, through a series of storyboard images, I'll go to the ends of the earth to create it, whether that involves obscure camera lenses or the latest electronic techniques.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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In the federal confirmation process, a standard question from the judiciary committee is, 'Well, if you're confirmed will you legislate?' And, with a look of horror, the nominee says, 'Oh, I won't legislate.' Well, what about the law of contract and tort; where do they think it came from, the stork?
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My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.
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Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for accused criminals, and it cannot be an excuse for members of Congress.
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Except for certain moments - when cells are dividing, for instance - chromosomes don't form compact, countable bodies inside cells. Instead, they unravel and flop about, which makes counting chromosomes a bit like counting strands of ramen in a bowl.
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We can sit back and be part of a hurting America, or we can channel our energy into something positive and do what we can to break the cycle of hate.
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I grew up babysitting and always enjoyed it. I love family. A couple of my closest friends have kids, and I'm their godfather, and that's one of my greatest pleasures in life, just picking them up from school and hanging out with them.
