Peter Diamandis Quotes
Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
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People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food to speak for myself.
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I've already established my (political)machinery. It's like a car. It's fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity.
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Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a vinyl copy of 'Veedon Fleece' in the vocal booth in front of me, in the dorky sense. I think there were candles around, which is really tacky, but hey, I needed to channel Van the Man!
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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Everything starts as somebody's daydream.
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I'm not an economist; I'm a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks.
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I don't wanna be preached to. Unless it's in a beautiful voice, I don't want that.
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I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
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So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.
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I truly have a village supporting me. My son has godmothers, godfathers, grandparents and so many others in his life who love him as much as I do. They're there for both of us. I may not have a mate or husband, but I'm definitely not a single parent.
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'Wait, Wait' has been great. The humor is there, and we get to do a lot of action.
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People are scrambling to figure out how they can prolong the life of an album. But as long as the shelf space continues to shrink at retail, there's just no room for them anymore... which is fine with me! I would love to be the next person in country to just release digital singles, but I think we're probably a little ways from that.
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I don't feel that my life, my professional life, is married to a reliance upon Instagram.
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Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day. It is about changing our behaviour and mindset to reduce power and water consumption, thereby helping to control emissions and pollution levels.
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Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.
