Pete Wentz Quotes
It's strange - there's a public persona of me that does nothing for me: the side of me where it's 'US Weekly,' where 12 cars sit outside my house because of who I married. That side never shuts off. I would like that to shut off sometimes, yes.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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People take things so seriously.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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I like to connect with people and suss them out. There's no better way than seeing how they react if you just bear into them.
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To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.
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I like to give pennies to children, but unfortunately, a man cannot do these things if he lives in a small village or town where his face is known and seen every day. For children take advantage, as I know to my cost, and would gather round him like hens around a farmer when he scatters grain.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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'Iggy' was my dog - he was named after Iggy Pop - and 'Azalea' is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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People always ask me if I'm nervous about the intense sci-fi fans. To me that doesn't seem weird or scary. I get really intense about my favorite sci-fi shows, my favorite shows in general.
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'Heroine' is about a declining and imbalanced superstar - a very brave and bold role. I wanted to test whether I could carry a role like this. I have given 200 per cent to this role. She's a very complex character, very aggressive, manipulative and bold, yet she's very fragile.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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We are all terminal.
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The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.
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I'm a neat freak. I find I work best when I feel organised and together, and as I work from home, that means my house is always so tidy!
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House is a big part of the rhythm in Chicago. I don't care if you're the most hood gangbanger - you understand house.
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The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.
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Often, the fact that I haven't done something as a writer is all the reason I need to try it.
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It's strange - there's a public persona of me that does nothing for me: the side of me where it's 'US Weekly,' where 12 cars sit outside my house because of who I married. That side never shuts off. I would like that to shut off sometimes, yes.
