Peter Ackroyd Quotes
Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages. There's hardly a spate of years that goes by without violent rioting of one kind or another. They happen so frequently that they are almost part of London's texture.
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If al Qaeda or any other enemy of our country manages to create a situation or explode a bomb or murder or incapacitate large numbers of our people, we cannot wait for 7 weeks of a special election in order to deal with that.
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Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.
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I'm not much of a jokester.
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My goal in life was to pursue the good life.
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It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future.
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As far as actors who pop up again and again in Japanese dubs, and because they're really good actors, people like Steve Bloom, not only in 'Cowboy Bebop,' but also he's sort of the de-facto Wolverine. If you're doing an animated Wolverine anything, Marvel usually just goes to Steve first because he's recognized as that voice.
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When I hung up my toe shoes, I didn't look back. In all my years, I have never looked back.
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Whenever I do something, it is rooted in the Indian opportunity.
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Technology magnifies differences, and it's been replacing or obviating jobs for a long time. But what happens as that case accelerates? I'm not one of these doomsayers who says, 'There will be no jobs.'
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I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
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Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness.
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I would be lying if I said Starz doesn't have a reputation.
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'Green Garden' is about beauty and joy and lush green and dance and excitement and smiling from within.
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The populace is like the sea, motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Embracing Donald Trump is embracing demographic death.
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Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
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I am opposed to Solidarity because I believe that it is an anti-socialist organisation which desires the overthrow of a socialist state.
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My legs tightened up pretty much, and it was a hard last corner for me.
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Is it possible that seemingly incredible geniuses like Bach and Shakespeare and Einstein were not in fact superhuman, but simply plagiarists, copying great stuff from the future?
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It’s called basic human decency, and I deserve no credit for doing what every man should.
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My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
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I most enjoyed doing 'Whites,' a show BBC2 cancelled after one series. It had some beautiful, witty, charming scripts and was one of the most positive ensemble pieces I've done. I thought the end result was really special. I'm still confused about why it didn't last longer.
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Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing.
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Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages. There's hardly a spate of years that goes by without violent rioting of one kind or another. They happen so frequently that they are almost part of London's texture.
