Peter Shumlin Quotes
You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.
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There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you.
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Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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Fashion breaks my heart.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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E-commerce is applicable to Russia, just as it's applicable to any other market.
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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My dad met my mom at Casper College in the orientation line. He studied business and eventually transferred to the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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My personal experience has been that in my 25 years of writing, I have not been asked to do more than four or five commercial one-shot scripts. These were performed on major national hook-ups but produced for me no immediate additional jobs or requests. One script for BBC was done around the world with an all-star cast.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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I certainly think it's really important that folks in the metropolitan area be able to meet the increased cost of living.
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music.
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I got into a fight with a kid in junior high, and then we became friends after that.
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I really don't want you to think of Qatar as a hydrocarbon country alone. We know that hydrocarbons will come and go. But education will stay. It is the most important thing for us.
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You have heard me say many times that I want strong leaders who feel free to express their opinions.
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One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us?
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You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.
