Peter Mayer Quotes
Worthwhile books trouble our complacency, sharpening our minds and senses. Some are dangerous, and they, too, must be published.
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.
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The carbon tax is the single biggest rolled gold example of Federal Labor not listening.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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Big stories need human stakes.
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By being friends with all, we are not alone.
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I don't write women who are weak or simpering.
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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.
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Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.
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That should probably be written: no !@#$%^&*:@!semicolon
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Gentlemen, start your egos.
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People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.
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The farmers are older; they are under financial stress to produce more margins, yet they keep getting less.
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The 'Hey now's' are delivered as people pass me. As I just get near ear range, I hear, 'Hey now!' and that's very funny.
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Very, very few podcasts have made it to scale, and to me, that says this business will never be big.
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And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today.
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Digital imaging allows both groups to rise above the limitations of mess and clutter and mechanics, and apply our talents to creating images limited only by our imaginations.
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Football is my profession now. I'm getting married in August... It's a new experience for me as someone just getting out of college. I still have the same attitude about football I always had. I play hard. I enjoy practice. I'd rather be throwing in passing drills than sitting around and watching TV.
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That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed.
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Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him.
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I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.
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People have almost been lulled into complacency because there are no signs over the water fountains. But the signs have been in the policies. There's still housing discrimination and wage discrimination.
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The United States stands with our friends in Britain as they recover from today's shock of terrorism. These barbaric acts strengthen our resolve and remind us all of the danger of complacency during our continued war on terror.
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Worthwhile books trouble our complacency, sharpening our minds and senses. Some are dangerous, and they, too, must be published.
