Peter Falk Quotes
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?
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We are all Julian Assange. Serious reporters discuss classified information every day - go to any Washington or New York dinner party where real journalists are present, and you will hear discussion of leaked or classified information. That is journalists' job in a free society.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me – ever.
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I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.
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My role now is as an artist and as a mogul to inspire and give others opportunities.
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I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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Senegal needs a renaissance.
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The Royal Society view is completely apolitical: it will judge anything based on the evidence. One of the big strengths of the Society is that is it widely perceived as impartial and above the fray. We'd like to make sure it stays that way.
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I was madder than a Keebler elf getting demoted to fudge-packer.
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I have been fascinated by Dickens worshippers who strenuously deny that he did anything wrong in relation to his wife, even though the record is clear that he did.
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My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and maybe that's the reason I chose drama - to build a bit of self-confidence. I had a great teacher, and I won a few speech and drama competitions and just fell in love with it.
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When you lose a mother or father, it's still the hardest time of your life.
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It's an important fact of life, war.
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Along came a police lieutenant named Columbo, and my life would never be the same.
