Peter Uihlein Quotes
I went cage diving in South Africa with Great Whites, and that was fun. Sweden was cool.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer.
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My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
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America has much greatness left in her.
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You can involve yourself in electronics, computers, puzzles... there's a lot of creativity and brain working. There's a lot to model trains that people don't realize.
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I don't really see myself as an actor.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
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In a pinch, when my leather shoes need a quick shine, I take the inside of a banana peel and rub it on the leather like I would a shoe wax. Then I spit-shine it and buff it with a cloth, and my shoes look great.
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Apparently there are three levels of brain activity. Level 1 is the lowest level - the amount of concentration required to, say, delete emails or serve in congress.
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The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.
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I've been a married man most of my life; that's the way I like it.
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I went cage diving in South Africa with Great Whites, and that was fun. Sweden was cool.
