Peter Doig Quotes
I've always been an outsider. Even in London. If I returned to Scotland, I'd feel a complete foreigner.
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I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.
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I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror.
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A woman can never have enough shoes.
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My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home.
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I went to the Experimental Theater Wing at NYU and wrote and directed a small amount of stuff there.
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But who cares? I can honestly look back and realize that everything happened for a reason. Everything that fell apart has fallen back into place beautifully and magically.
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I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.
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Willingness to be damned for the glory of God.
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Man's respect for the imponderables varies according to his mental constitution and environment. Through certain modes of thought and training, it can be elevated tremendously, yet there is always a limit.
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I have been touched by extreme violence, and I have been robbed of the life I always wanted by someone who chose to do evil.
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The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.
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Just because you're passionately interested in something doesn't mean it has to be your career. You might have to look for more than one passion. Some passions may afford a career and some may not.
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I don't love to fight; I don't want to fight.
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A State can sue for negligence as well as fraud damages.
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Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do itYou play the guitar on the MTV.That ain't workin', that's the way you do it.Money for nothin' and chicks for free.Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do itLemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb.Maybe get a blister on your little finger;Maybe get a blister on your thumb.
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Don't you think that's the way to persuade more companies to come to this region and get more jobs—because I want them—for the people who are unemployed. Not always standing there as moaning minnies. Now stop it!
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Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.
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What did you expect? I don't know why we're so surprised. When you put your foot on a man's neck and hold him down for three hundred years, and then you let him up, what's he going to do? He's going to knock your block off.
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I have the greatest respect for Chief Harteau. I was a very firm supporter of hers when her nomination was brought forward, and I think that her goals and values are in line with mine when it comes to the Police Department.
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I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun!
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I guess I started writing poetry and stuff and then decided to set it to music.
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Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.
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Acquiring market leaders in the U.S. and around the world continues to be a core part of our growth strategy as we strengthen our global platform, one step at a time.
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I've always been an outsider. Even in London. If I returned to Scotland, I'd feel a complete foreigner.
