Peter Falk Quotes
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It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others.
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I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he's talking about.
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I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you.
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Despite the vigorous policy and legal debates surrounding same-sex marriage, there is little disagreement about this: If the United States Supreme Court holds that states must sanction same-sex marriage, then Florida's contrary laws must fall.
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All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.
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I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream.
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I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch.
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I think there's a lot of anxiety about being seen as a bad parent. There's still a lot of subjects that I think people aren't entirely comfortable being honest about.
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We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools?
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I'm an adrenaline guy. I like to do stuff that gets my blood pumping, like roller coasters or jumping out of planes. I'm into all that crazy stuff.
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When I think of my version of a role model, it's not about being the perfect Samaritan; it's just being out there and being honest and happily imperfect.
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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.
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I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois, in a home for boys. We had these Jackson 5 records. I really related to their voices - they were about my age, but they were doing it.
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I try to space the floor and use my athletic ability to get to the rim... I try to get the best of both worlds.
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Violent anger makes me physically ill.
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I get bored of music really easily, so I always try and make music that makes sense, but then it's just a little bit wrong.
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I summed up all systems in a phrase, and all existence in an epigram.
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Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart.
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A despotic power makes slaves.
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Good players on good teams don't get too high, don't get too low. They're even-keeled, and they go about their business the right way.
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Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak.
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From a very early age, as far back as I can remember, I always played sports.
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A monster, I think, remembering what Ben told me once. War makes Monsters of Men.
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I thought actors were artists and that artists had to be European.
