Peter Coyote Quotes
Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.
Quotes to Explore
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What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have.
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I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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The U.S. should worry about the effects of its polices on the rest of the world. We would like to live in a world where countries take into account the effect of their policies on other countries and do what is right, broadly, rather than what is just right given the circumstances of that country.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.
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We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people.
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In Manhattan, when you're out of the front door, you're on, and you have to be ready to smile and speak to people.
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If I laugh a couple of times a day, I'm doing good. People think it's their God-given right to be happy, and it's just not. It's something you've got to work at. I like to paint the human condition, and the human condition is not smiles and happy people.
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Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.
