Peter Marino Quotes
Design-wise, I look at everything. If I don't personally design it, I'll review it. I'm kind of creative director of the firm.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
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It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians - except for the occasional mountain lion steak.
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These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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My upbringing was completely liberal from the start. In fact, I didn't even have a Muslim identity.
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We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.
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Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel - that's my favourite time-pass.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of America, the rise of the homeowner, the build-out of the interstate highway system, and the rise of automobile culture. Credit availability expanded dramatically.
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Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.
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I really like working, the opportunity to work with good people and to play interesting parts.
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The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform... But it is likely to exert an indirect and reciprocal influence on science itself.
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Transformation literally means going beyond your form.
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It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
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Pink is an extremely secure person. She knows who she is. When she's going to make a change, she's going to make the change. She just needs someone to help her with the vision.
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Insulate yourself... from anonymous angry people Expose yourself to art you don't yet understand Precisely measure the results that are important to you Stay blind to the metrics that don't matter Fail often Ship Lead, don't manage so much Seek out uncomfortable situations Make an impact on the people who matter to you Be better at your baseline skills than anyone else Copyedit less, invent more Give more speeches Ignore unsolicited advice
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This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?
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Design-wise, I look at everything. If I don't personally design it, I'll review it. I'm kind of creative director of the firm.
