Peter Jennings Quotes
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By the time I was 29 I'd spent eight years with someone else's group of friends. I had no idea what it was like to be a woman with mates of her own to socialize with.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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It took me 14 years to write poems about Vietnam. I had never thought about writing about it, and in a way I had been systematically writing around it.
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The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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For the record, I have long suspected that my favorite book is actually 'Charlotte's Web.'
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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I actually don't think there is any difference between French and American cuisine. French cuisine was always about discipline, about ingredient, about creativity, but also about simple. I see America as very similar in these rights.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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Western man is schizophrenic.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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I know that if I could really understand mental illness, then it would be appropriate to make a big career shift. I would become a therapist and a leader in terms of mental illness. But I'm not in the position.
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You're living life in real time, man, and we' ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes.
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In my inner soul art and life are inseparable.
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
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People are not patient anymore.
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The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.
