Peter Ustinov Quotes
Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.
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I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
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The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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On the face of it, China has won the Olympics. But it is not China that has won, but the Communist party. The Chinese people have lost.
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I was doing quite well in Malaysia... Everyone was so excited about my music, and they started accepting me as an artist.
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The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource is collaboration.
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We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.
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'All-Star Wonder Woman' would get worked on in what is laughably referred to as my 'spare time.' I just ended up with less and less time to devote to it. Eventually, we all realized that it was taking forever, so we just all agreed to hold off on it 'til the time was right to do it properly. Well, I still have a contract; DC never tore it up.
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Who does understand life?
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I have a strong emotional respect for Steve.
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Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.
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I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter.
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We have also set up the national institute for ethics. This institute and also the implementation of the national integrity plan, that will certainly do the follow up that is necessary for this.
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Train at the same pace day after day, week after week, year after year, and that's the kind of running the body adapts to. But break out of that comfort zone with a little speedwork now and then, and the body will learn to deal with the new demands.
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I have fallen in love so many times. If one relationship ended, I would search for another girl. I was always madly in love with all the girls that I dated.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I think the idea of being on stage and playing for people, and being able to inject a little bit of joy into their lives is a really exciting concept for me. That's definitely why I make music. It's never been for any kind of materialistic reasons, so that thought of being able to be up on stage, and being able to give something to someone in a moment of need for them - that gets me up in the morning; that really excites me.
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Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.
