Peter Morgan Quotes
Nixon had lists upon lists upon lists. They were tragic lists saying, 'Smile more,' or, 'Be stronger - remember, it is your job to spiritually uplift the nation.' This understanding of his limitations is heartbreaking.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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Before I liked to write, I liked to type. I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric typewriter.
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Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun - it's a calling.
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It's not the job of the U.S. military to do nation-building or produce democratic utopias.
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The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.
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I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.
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My focus has been and will continue to be on doing my job.
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After you do this for a while, you get used to things not working the way you want them to. There's a job you want, and you don't get it. There's a movie you'd like to get made, and it doesn't get made. You become inured to it.
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Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.
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I think about my dwindling anonymity, and that's really scary because a very large part of me would be perfectly happy living on a ranch in Colorado and having babies and chickens and horses – which I will do anyway.
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If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers.
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Our understanding of the human brain can be dramatically accelerated if we collect and share research data on an exponentially wider scale.
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That job should not be a political job. We should not be hearing very publicly from the leader of the FBI.
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We spend to pretend that we're upper class. And when the dust clears - when bankruptcy hits or a family member bails us out of our stupidity - there's nothing left over. Nothing for the kids' college tuition, no investment to grow our wealth, no rainy-day fund if someone loses her job.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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The old, you must remember, though considered incapable of action, have nevertheless a good fund of experience on which to draw.
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Ever since I can remember, I've always been silly.
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My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
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It's our heritage: we Democrats, we dream a lot.
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I thought I was going to be on Broadway. I thought, 'I'm going to do theater.'
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Nixon had lists upon lists upon lists. They were tragic lists saying, 'Smile more,' or, 'Be stronger - remember, it is your job to spiritually uplift the nation.' This understanding of his limitations is heartbreaking.
