Peter O'Toole Quotes
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When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast.
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All best-of lists should close with the amazing Kelly Link.
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I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.
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Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.
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I was forced to lie to my father by doctors and relatives. I made that choice and agreed with them, and I will never, ever get over it. If I hear a lie in my life with my children, with my wife, my work, my audiences, I want to annihilate myself, vaporize myself, and wipe myself off the face of the earth.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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I love the idea of giving up the vengeful nature that so many of us have.
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I've heard that we come on earth in pairs, get separated only to meet once again through marriage. So whoever is there on this earth for me will eventually get paired with me. Till then, I'll enjoy my singlehood.
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I'd always loved watching YouTube videos, and that's what inspired me to make them myself. Initially I was drawn to makeup tutorials – I learned everything I know about makeup from YouTube.
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My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.
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I find it to be easier to write from a man's point of view.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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I'm taking a vow not to advise.
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Creating stuff is hard. But, if that terrifies you, you will just be numb, and you better just stay at home and watch TV and do something else. Move into the woods and live with the trees.
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Somebody once asked me what had attracted me to National Socialism. I replied without a shadow of hesitation: 'Its beauty.'
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What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.
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People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work.
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I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
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I have had so much at heart. Defeated, not conquered; disappointed, not discouraged. I have but to be more energetic and more faithful in the difficult and painful vocation to which my life is devoted.
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I'm not working-class: I come from the criminal classes.
