Peter Marshall Quotes
Out of profound gratitude for my adopted country, I can only say that I would like in this land to live and die, and while I live to help other people as much as possible, believing that only in service to other people can I possibly express my gratitude for all that America has done for me.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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God doesn't know things. He is things.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important thing is that we keep trying to make ourselves heard and keep making our films, no matter what the climate is.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.
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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
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It's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.
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The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.
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Like I said, everybody has got something they have to deal with health-wise, and everybody's human. I should look after myself better, but so should everybody, right?
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I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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There are a couple of things that I'm sure people don't think are important, but I do. I don't like hair changes unless there's a reason for it. Clothing - I don't like to see an outfit worn more than one time in an hour - you can wear it again a few weeks later.
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The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism.
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Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.
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Just reskinning games with our intellectual property is not an appealing prospect for opportunity. That isn't something that creates long-term value for shareholders.
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In the five years from 2007 to 2012, we only gained a little over 1,200 farmers. Since we aren't going to stop eating, we have to reverse that trend, or we'll see even more consolidation, more corporate farms, or increasing food imports; none of that is in our interest.
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Europe has to be about more than market, goods, and money.
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The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.
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Out of profound gratitude for my adopted country, I can only say that I would like in this land to live and die, and while I live to help other people as much as possible, believing that only in service to other people can I possibly express my gratitude for all that America has done for me.
