Peter Ackroyd Quotes
There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them.Peter Ackroyd
Quotes to Explore
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I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
Umberto Eco -
Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters.
Ralph Norman -
I had to work with a psychiatrist.
Felix Baumgartner -
It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
Jackie Mason -
Jagdish Singh was my basic coach, and he trained me from my very early days in boxing, teaching me the fundamentals of the sport. He was the one who shaped me into a boxer, disciplined me when I required disciplining.
Vijender Singh -
With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it.
Octavia E. Butler
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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
Walter Bagehot -
A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
Hallie Ephron -
I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
Nancy Reagan -
Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
Ira Sachs -
Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
Garret Dillahunt -
Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.
Harry Browne
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I was pretty nervous when I met Robert DeNiro. I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store for the first time. I couldn't wipe the grin off of my face. But Bobby DeNiro was really, really sweet and made me feel very comfortable. He's very low-key and just a superstar professional, and totally someone to be admired.
Yvonne Strahovski -
Before I was born, my mom and my dad, they used to rescue dogs, so at one point, they had 13 dogs. And they were all from different litters. It wasn't like they were bred. They were all from different people. And they were all different ages. When I grew up at my dad's house, I think we had seven at one point.
Maisie Williams -
I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
Samantha Power -
For me, there's nothing better than curling up in my favorite blanket on a cloudy or rainy day and just knit. Especially in front of the fireplace.
Magdalena Neuner -
At the end of the day, an actor is only a cog in the wheel.
Randeep Hooda -
I think a great first date would be something different... not like movies or going to dinner... going rock climbing together... doing an activity and then going to dinner, so that you guys share an experience, and then you have something to talk about, and it's not the same old thing.
Madeline Zima
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February days are a marketing gimmick; love happens every day.
Randeep Hooda -
I'm as obsessive with health as I was with destruction.
Dave Navarro Jane's Addiction -
I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was called 'The Race For Space,' about the U.S.-Soviet space race. The networks had a policy that I found out about the hard way. I even had a sponsor for my program, but the networks wouldn't put it on because it was independently produced.
David L. Wolper -
Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
Nancy Duarte -
One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.
Barack Obama -
There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them.
Peter Ackroyd