Peter Maurer Quotes
To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.
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I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.
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Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.
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Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
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On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
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If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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A fighter lives in his training camp, and I'm not always paying attention to what is happening on the outside. But I do know the Mexican people and the Mexican-American people in this country are very hard-working people. That's my only comment about Donald Trump.
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I try to beat back the producers and engineers so they - there's not an excess of stuff used to squeeze my voice to make it artificial. There's a person in there, and people will listen; if they hear another person speak to them, they'll listen because it's lonely out here.
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I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.
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Life is one long jubilee.
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Would this country be better off if no one drank? Yes, it would be, but we tried that; it doesn't work. I don't want to tell anybody that they can't have as many drinks as they want every single night of the week as long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car.
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As long as I can remember, growing up we had a guitar around our house, and I was always plucking on it.
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There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.
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There's nothing worse than people who want to make you feel better when you are losing. I just want to smack them.
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I don't necessarily prefer playing villains. I know a lot of people say they are more fun, but if the scriptwriter has done their work well, you can find something realistic in a villain and find the mistakes in a hero - it's all down to the writing.
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I'm loving 'We Are Young,' by Fun. Really gets the morning rockin' to a great start.
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Every country I've had different hit records, so we have to change the set to fit the country.
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Risking the appearance of weakness takes strength. And the market knows it.
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To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.
