Peter Carey Quotes
I would be the worst person on earth to be called to write an account of someone else's life.
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Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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I think a lot of guys who are on the Internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.
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I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
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I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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There can be a lot of mind games going on between the players. When you're about to serve, people will try to throw you off your rhythm by taking a walk. If you're tired, you can't show that at all to an opponent.
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I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.
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Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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The lyrics are so important to me. And that there is something going on in the lyrics. That the song actually has something to say.
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I want to make someone walk straight, but I've left my sons nothing but wars.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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It's nice to know that people are so interested in my life. But I have never shared anything with the media. I like to keep quiet.
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The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.
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After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal person.
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I would be the worst person on earth to be called to write an account of someone else's life.
