Peter Diamandis Quotes
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I don't remember scenes. I'm like, 'Really, we shot that?'
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.
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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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I was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago.
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I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn't conquer it.
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My son will be an American, but I remain French.
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I don't think 'my way or the highway' works, that mentality. And that's what the Tea Party has done: drawn a line in the sand. I'm sorry - that doesn't work in business, that doesn't work in your family, it certainly doesn't work in government and our Congress.
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I'm a black lady from the Lower East Side of New York. Not a lot intimidates me.
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The one thing that we yearn for in our living days, that makes us sigh and groan and undergo sweet nauseas of all kinds, is the remembrance of some lost bliss that was probably experienced in the womb and can only be reproduced (though we hate to admit it) in death.
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All the time that he can spare from the adornment of his person, he devotes to the neglect of his duties.
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Jim Crow is old. That's not who I'm mindful of today. The problem is that Jim Crow has sons. The one we've got to battle is James Crow Jr., Esq. He's a little more educated. He's a little slicker. He's a little more polished, but the results are the same.
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Once you give an NFL player permission to have thoughts, you invite all kinds of mischief.
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I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy - and pushing the line as much as possible.
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For me, the most difficult piece is the one I'm about to make.
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He's kind of quiet. We probably dominate the conversation. We've got more stories.
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I'd like to do a little bit more adventurous TV. Maybe Showtime or HBO or just a little bit edgier. But I would go back to NBC, CBS, whatever.
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Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal.
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Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don't know the offside rule.
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Activism has been very productive in our society.
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Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.
