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 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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I think I'm a million different faces.
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If a woman feels anchored to a man's plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she's worried she's missing.
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I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.
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If you don't pay bribes, people think you're odd. It's very sad. I cannot say that I'm proud to be an Indonesian. This is one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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How shall we get foreigners to respect our women when we ourselves set the example of offending them? Can we Filipino men expect to be respected when our women are not?
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I find it ironic that happy endings now are called fairytale endings because there's nothing happy about most fairytale endings.
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Even 'Lord of the Rings' had dwarf-tossing jokes in it. It's like, 'Really?'
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Dennis Hutch had stepped up into the top seat when its founder had died of a lethal overdose of brick wall, taken while under the influence of a Ferrari and a bottle of tequila.
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Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.
