Peter Mayle Quotes
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
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I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it.
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I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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One of the things that's interesting is that the PC has always had a huge amount of scalability. It was sort of the wild dog that moved into Australia and killed all the local life because it could just adapt. There used to be these dedicated devices, like dedicated word processors.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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I always love to push myself, because I am not so self-confident.
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I'm always pleased when people respond to the work.
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I would describe my aesthetic as definitely personal and harmonious with an eclectic yet bohemian sensibility.
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Some books that I've read on the Kindle, I've been like, 'I want that on my shelf.' Because it says, 'I'm the kind of person who has read this.' The kind of books that says, 'I'm serious and intellectual and historical and race-conscious.'
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Old money in Southeast Asia is much more discrete and low key. It's about not wearing brand names. It's about being invisible, almost. The billionaire can be taking the bus with you.
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There are a lot of horror films out there that are nasty, but what's nasty isn't necessarily scary.
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I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.
