Peter Mayhew Quotes
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting. It's like a hangover.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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How are we to live with the desert, in the desert, within the desert?
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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.
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By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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An effective human being is a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Never put a sock in a toaster.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
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We've got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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People, who accused me of practising a monopoly were wrong. The media fuelled rumours about my 'monopoly.' The first question I was always asked during interviews was about my supposed monopoly.
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My goal is to always be improving my skills.
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If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons and take his gun away.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That's right, two lighters! You're a health nut compared to me. You're like the Jack LaLanne of smokers compared to me.
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If you care about people, then you're willing to act not just with compassion, but you're also willing to act with courage.
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Women do not have as great a need for poetry because their own essence is poetry.
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That’s the way it was then, you see. Folks noticed other people's trouble every bit as quick as if it was their own.
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What helped me a lot is the fact that I have a very short neck. If I had a neck like a stack of dimes, you can bet I couldn't take a good shot. But the fact that I had a short neck and worked on it a lot (as opposed to most fighters who don't work on their neck muscles) definitely helped. I would stand on my head against a wall and move my head back and forth, side to side, for half an hour or so while talking on the phone.
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With my mask, I controlled all of the mouth movements with my own mouth.
