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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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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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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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.
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Under trees, the urban dweller might restore his troubled soul and find the blessing of a creative pause.
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What's the shelf life of a 1931 movie? If it still exists, there will always be film buffs and a niche audience who will want to see it. But in terms of people even understanding in common usage, some of the words we use to describe these movies, I don't know how long that's going to last.
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Given the number of restaurants I have, I could easily travel all the time - but I try not to.
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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.
