Peter Hammill Quotes
It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
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Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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We think of the revolution ending in Yorktown, Va. The fact of the matter is that the French defeated the British in a naval battle right in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Because the British fleet was coming to rescue Cornwallis, the British general, Washington was able to surround Cornwallis.
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I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.
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Unfortunately, I'm very accident-prone.
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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I read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.
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Democracy derailed is democracy denied.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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The challenge for us is to try and come back and raise the bar above what we did the last time. We're coming back with season three of 'Twin Peaks' after a 25-year absence.
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It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.
