Peter Billingsley Quotes
I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.
Quotes to Explore
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I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
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It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I had an idea on piano for different songs, and we just married them together. We bounce things off each other constantly and kind of massage all these ideas into a three and a half minute pop song.
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My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself, and the effect is for all to see.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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One believes others will do what he will do to himself.
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Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.
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I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests. This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.
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Poetry is everlasting. It is not going away. But it has never occupied a sizeable part of the world's business, and it never will.
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Some misunderstandings are hard to cure.
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I think what's important in a good manager and a good agent is that they know your vision and that they are passionate about you and believe in you. Because if they don't, then they're not going to work hard for you, and they're going to send you out on things that you don't want to do.
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Being a celebrity you always get really good seats to sporting events but you never get as good seats as the photographers get. And I really love sports. So one of the scams I have going now is I want to learn sports photography so I can get better seats at a sporting event.
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I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.
