Peter Straub Quotes
Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.
Quotes to Explore
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
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I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
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I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.
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The finest lesson I've learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when I'm judging myself.
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I think anybody would have to be with out common sense to think there weren't aliens. There are billions of planets, and I am convinced Earth is not the only one that's inhabited. It would be quite an ego trip to think that. I think about it all the time.
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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.
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It's all about progression, not getting stuck and about having aspirations, which can lead you to do more and not just be satisfied. I was always that way about my dancing, and that's how I am about whatever it is I tend to pursue.
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I always like to look at things and think, 'Would I be proud to bring my grandma and grandpa to come see me in this?' And if I wouldn't want them to see it, then it's not something that I should immortalize myself on film in.
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We are not in the business of iron ore. Whatever captive iron ore sources we have, we use it to make steel.
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The great thing about 'Battlestar' was that it was basically 'Star Wars' but once a week, as opposed to waiting for three years for the movie to come out. I was a huge 'Battlestar' fan.
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I think I'm a million different faces.
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Are not laws dangerous which inhibit the passions? Compare the centuries of anarchy with those of the strongest legalism in any country you like and you will see that it is only when the laws are silent that the greatest actions appear.
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I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.
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Patriarchy is based on appropriating rights and leaving responsibility to others.
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Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.
