Peter Ackroyd Quotes
The English can laugh and at the same time strike you down, without the least compunction. It is the secret of their success as a nation.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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I know when it's getting close to game time, I create a different playlist for each and every game. Before the game, to game time, to warm-ups, going to the stadium, I have a different playlist that puts me in a different mode.
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My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
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Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?
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President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
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The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.
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Angela Merkel puts Germany first.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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In 2008, I was in a London park when I came across a fledgling crow that had fallen from the top of an oak tree. A woman happened to be passing, and she said that she rescued animals, so she invited me back to her house. It turned out she was the wife of Jeff Beck. Jeff was there, and we ended up jamming together.
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The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.
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What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God.
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When I got to Nashville, people started asking me about how I got into country music. I'd tell them I came from a place where people wore cowboy hats for a real reason.
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God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was - it was more than just knowing about Him: I felt like He met me in that time and place.
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In whatever number of years I have on Earth, I think that promoting the values of free expression, the openness of the Internet, that's the best use of my time.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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The English can laugh and at the same time strike you down, without the least compunction. It is the secret of their success as a nation.
