Peter Falk Quotes
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All that we are not stares back at what we are.
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Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
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He was a man, he always performed his promises.
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I hate the way chorus boxes sound.
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When we talk about communities, we seldom discuss the margins. But for every person nestled comfortably in the bosom of a community, there is someone else on the outskirts, feeling ambivalent. Ambiguous. Excluded. Unwilling or unable to come more fully into the fold.
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Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
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The glamour of being forbidden must not be underestimated.
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All I say is that I don't go out with famous men.
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You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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Sports formed me. I was always decently skilled but lacked size, so I had to resort to using my skill versus my power. I strategically play golf because that's all I can do. It's the same on the basketball court. I try to get open and shoot it. Or I use the open space on the soccer field.
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We don't need to solve the problem of the rich-poor gap. We need to solve the problem of common prosperity.
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I had a buddy of mine call up the other day, all upset 'cause he slept with his third cousin. And I'm like, 'Man, if it upsets you that much, quit countin' them!'
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If you have any doubt about the degree with which this is self-defense, just look at those pictures from September 11th.
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I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.
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It’s worth living abroad to study up on genteel and delicate manners. The maid smiles continuously; she smiles like a duchess on a stage, while at the same time it is clear from her face that she is exhausted from overwork.
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When people ask me for playlists, I always put in 'Moonlight Sonata' because it is my favorite song. I play it all the time.
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The home is the center of life - a refuge from the grind of work, pressure of school, menace of the streets, a place to be ourselves.
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When you hear someone criticize a policy on the other side, that's fine. But when you start hearing motive-mongering and demonization, stand up to it just as you would if it were something that was racist or sexist. If we avoid the demonization, disagreements can be positive.
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I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.
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I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone.
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Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.
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We are a Body of contradiction, flesh-full and fleshless.
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I never understood a word John Cassavetes said. And I think he did that deliberately.
