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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Time and time again, as a boy, I was humiliated. I celebrated my first day in long pants by going to a dance where I fell sprawling on the floor, and was so ashamed that I jumped up, ran away and left my girl to get home the best way she could.
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One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.
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You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency.
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With 20 top-10 finishes, I feel we're on the right path.
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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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Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.
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I was a fervent Catholic, and I belonged to the national organizations, even becoming one of the national leaders, until the age of 21, 22.
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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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I'm a much happier guy than a lot of people think I am.
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When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same.
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I see no purpose in Bad Coffee, Bad Wine, or Insincere friends.
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I've always been an outsider. Even in London. If I returned to Scotland, I'd feel a complete foreigner.
