Peter Diamandis Quotes
As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
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Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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Homosexuals are riding high in the media.
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I've learned never say never.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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I try to do as many different roles as the system will allow me. That's the benefit of not being in a giant blockbuster where you're the lead and you get typecast in that kind of role. I am able to slip in or out of a lot of different parts.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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Now we have new tools for exploring the deep and have to pull together a deep exploration program that takes advantage of them.
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Love is a strange emotion. It is ever evolving. Lust is transient. With time, one realizes that love and togetherness are two different things. Very few people are lucky enough to experience the two emotions simultaneously.
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Acting truly is a love of mine.
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I'm only in competition with my last level.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.
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As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
