Peter Cook Quotes
In the words of Marcel Proust - and this applies to any woman in the world - if you can stay up and listen with a fair degree of attention to whatever garbage, no matter how stupid it is that they're coming out with, till ten minutes past four in the morning... you're in.
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Of course, as consumers, we want cheap and good products; however, if these production processes are exceeding wastewater discharge standards and even causing heavy metal pollution, they will cause long-lasting damage to the ecological environment and public health.
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God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence.
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In a family of all girls, I was always the 'boy' in my mind - the protector, the masculine one. No one would ever have to worry about me.
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I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.
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About half the people at Valve have run their own companies, so they always have the option not just to take a job at another game company, but to go start their own company. The question you always have to answer is, 'How are we making these people more valuable than they would be elsewhere?'
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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The thing is, any time anyone invades anyone on stage, the invader always looks really bad no matter what point they're proving - obviously that applies to myself too.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I can do whatever I want.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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I can say this: You haven't lived until you've had to wear a triplet pregnancy belly. You would be amazed at what a girl can learn based on the different months of pregnancy to make her character more interesting.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I might have despaired.
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The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.
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My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.
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I think anyone taken out of their comfort zone and put somewhere else will change.
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The familiar trope of the woman in peril doesn't really interest me.
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I've always loved film more than theater.
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On 'Supergirl,' there are huge characters with huge mythologies behind them. What's important is that you don't lock yourself into something.
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For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across.
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I love words; I love poetry.
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What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words, renunciation is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others.
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In the words of Marcel Proust - and this applies to any woman in the world - if you can stay up and listen with a fair degree of attention to whatever garbage, no matter how stupid it is that they're coming out with, till ten minutes past four in the morning... you're in.
