Peter Morgan Quotes
I have always cited the decision by director Stephen Frears to shoot 'Mrs. Henderson Presents' before my script of 'The Queen' as the reason for my taking the plunge as a playwright.
Quotes to Explore
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The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country music for people who like country music and for people who don't.
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You see, some lawyers have the talent, have the charisma, but no discipline. They come into court unprepared, without having done their research.
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The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.
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Working with Tyler Perry has been a wonderful experience. Everything he touches turns to gold, it seems like.
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It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show at a time of my life when I was very happy., and that happiness overflowed into the scripts.
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No matter where I travel, I make sure to carry a Vaseline body lotion with me to keep my skin well moisturised all the time.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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I was a bar-back, which is the person who cleans the bathrooms at the end of the night in the bar, and a cook. I had kind of given up. I was into backing other people up. Music was something I just did on the side and I don't think I had the energy to pimp myself out, like call people up and ask them to book me to play.
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One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.
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Even before ObamaCare, the government took care of the bottom 5 or 10 percent of the public who were on Medicaid.
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People need songs to belt out in the shower. Even if everyone else doesn't need that, I need that.
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Laws and customs may be creative of vice; and should be therefore perpetually under process of observation and correction: but laws and customs cannot be creative of virtue: they may encourage and help to preserve it; but they cannot originate it.
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The success of 'Scrubs' allowed me to pursue anything I felt passionately about without having to worry about money. It allowed me to spend my summer work shopping my show at a nonprofit theater.
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Don't get me wrong – I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush.
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I don't consider myself a flag bearer in the parade, but I have never felt stronger about who I am.
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If I am happy in my personal life, I will be happy in my profession.
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Poor people who had escaped from poverty as I had, feared it, hated it and fled from it all their lives. Those born rich could afford to be touched by it.
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I decided a long time ago to be unfiltered and wholly myself in these areas of social media. I've been very happy with the results of this decision. I feel that I get lots of interaction and loyal support. So I'm grateful for my Twitter and Facebook followers every day.
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I have always cited the decision by director Stephen Frears to shoot 'Mrs. Henderson Presents' before my script of 'The Queen' as the reason for my taking the plunge as a playwright.
