Peter Capaldi Quotes
I could make the title of my memoirs: 'It's got cinematic disaster written all over it.'
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Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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There is no point in pointing fingers because there are three fingers pointing back at you.
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I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
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It's important to understand that one gender is not superior to the other.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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I grew up in such a melting pot. There's more ethnicities in Queens than there is in any place on the planet. So you grow up knowing things about other cultures.
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Many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up.
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Sugarcoating doesn't do anybody any good.
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Feminism is universal. You can't just fight for one type of freedom or one type of female power. You know what? Muslim women want to cover up, and we have to fight for our right to do that, too.
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One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different people are sensitive to different kinds of power structures.
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A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
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I wanted to build a tool for my generation: people 20 to 40 who don't want to spend time balancing a checkbook or checking multiple financial institutions' websites. Mint does just that, giving comprehensive, quick insights into a user's finances from their computer, mobile phone and/or tablet.
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For peace to come, it is time for them - and all of us - to live up to our responsibilities.
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For the Earth is a globe in a void the truth there's no up nor down to it.
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I was searching for something a little more than a dashing metaphor, a good deal less than a cultural map: and for those purposes the two cultures is about right.
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It is against stupidity in every shape and form that we have to wage our eternal battle. But how can we wonder at the want of sense on the part of those who have had no advantages, when we see such plentiful absence of that commodity on the part of those who have had all the advantages?
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I am one of those men who believes that the best workingman ought to have the best pay.
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Submitting myself for awards feels like a weird kind of horn-blowing that's not comfortable for me. I'm really happy when someone likes my work, but I don't like marketing myself, putting myself on display.
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Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.
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I could make the title of my memoirs: 'It's got cinematic disaster written all over it.'
