Peter Landesman Quotes
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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
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I think 'Caprica' is a little out of left field, which is kind of what I love about it. It's a little different. The first couple of episodes are really about wrapping your head around this world. I love 'Grey's Anatomy,' but I think it's the same kind of concept: You just get lost in this world, and you believe what they're setting up.
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I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.
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The thing that can get kind of annoying is, when you travel so much, how hectic it gets. I was being interviewed once - it was a phone interview - and they said, 'Where are you right now?' and I didn't know where I was.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.
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Paul Rudd is too perfect. He's super talented, super nice and super calm. I just think he's a robot.
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The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.
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Foreigners don't want to invest any more in France - and this is not working.
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I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
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People think money is life and your life is over if you lose it.
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I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats.
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He has missed the finest lesson of culture and experience who has not learned how to enjoy without owning.
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If you take the fashion out of it, clothing has a lot of information - about how we feel about ourselves, how we'd like to feel about ourselves, and what we'd like to be: If you show up to an interview in sweatpants and a T-shirt, I'm going to deal with you in a really different way.
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Hope in this world bleeds out of the barrel of a gun.
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Let's stand up for taxpayers, let's stand up for consumers, and let's stand up for small businesses, which create most of the jobs in America.
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As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.
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We distract ourselves with details. It's a way of coping.
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I was offered the opportunity to narrate the Catholic bible, and it was something I really wanted to be involved with.
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I'm Jewish, not Catholic, but I'm a spiritual person.
