Peter Hall Quotes

Whoever becomes the head of the National Theater finds himself in a position like that of Nelson's Column - pigeons dump on you because you're there.

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• I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it.

  

  Kacey Musgraves
  • Think
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• I was not addicted to stealing in my youth, nor have ever been; yet such was the confidence of the Negroes in the neighborhood, even at this early period of my life, in my superior judgment, that they would often carry me with them when they were going on any roguery, to plan for them.

  

  Nat Turner
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• I'm probably borderline OCD. I insist on having all objects at right angles to each other. So a fork has to be at a right angle to the knife on the table. The salt and pepper pots have to be placed close together. Only recently have I started to notice it's a weird way to behave.

  

  Laura Haddock
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• Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

  

  H. L. Hunt
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• I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.

  

  Magic Johnson
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• It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Action
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• I'm probably the most negative person around.

  

  Natalie du Toit
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• I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
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  • Happens

• If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

  

  Rabbi Hillel
  • Myself

• If you want to see me cry, just come to a photo shoot.

  

  Fiona Apple
  • Want
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• Growing up, watching the Premier League as far back as I can remember, feeling the trophy and having the medal around my neck was an unbelievable feeling.

  

  Wayne Rooney
  • Up
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• Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.

  

  Samuel Dash
  • Time
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• I think young adults get a bad rap for being self-absorbed and self-centered. My experience going around the United States and speaking in schools is that teenagers here are very interested in the fate of their peers around the world.

  

  Patricia McCormick
  • World
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  • Bad

• I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.

  

  Laura Mvula
  • Heart
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  • Back

• I believe in hard work, not luck factor. The best efforts will reap the best fruits. Nobody can take all the credit. We don't even talk about the efforts of the director, the writers, other technicians, etc. They all together take a film to another level.

  

  Rakul Preet Singh
  • Work
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• Whoever lives in Berlin note, and doesn't die of Liberalism, will never die of vexation!

  

  Ferdinand Lassalle
  • Die
  • Never
  • Berlin

• If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.

  

  J. D. Salinger
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• In Kazakhstan the favorite hobbies are disco dancing, archery, rape, and table tennis.

  

  Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Tennis

• I'm more honest in my lyrics than I am in anything else. It's where I feel the most safe to express myself.

  

  Jamie Lynn Spears
  • Lyrics

• I am a standup comedian who has performed comedy in the Middle East in front of thousands of Muslims. And believe it or not, they laughed at plenty, especially when we poked fun at local culture. The Lebanese loved it when you would make fun of their driving and how, in Lebanon, a red light is just a suggestion to stop.

  

  Maz Jobrani
  • Believe
  • Fun
  • Culture

• I'm getting bigger roles, and I'm on location more, and I have a wife and family. I'd rather work less, and I've started to implement that. It was either that or my wife would break my heart.

  

  William H. Macy
  • Heart
  • Wife
  • Break

• You know if you're in Rome, live in the Roman way. I grew up there, I was born there, and so I should follow its guidelines, live like a Korean. And I really love Korea. I grew up listening to Korean music, and was able to get to where I am because of it.

  

  G-Dragon
  • Up
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• If you pay your credit card off every month, get a rewards card. One that gives you airline miles or that will give you 1 percent cash back at least on every purchase.

  

  Aaron Patzer
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• Whoever becomes the head of the National Theater finds himself in a position like that of Nelson's Column - pigeons dump on you because you're there.

  

  Peter Hall