Peter Ustinov Quotes
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
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I've called myself the Pied Piper, I've called myself the Weatherman, I've called myself Kellz, I've called myself a lot of things, changing the name, switching it up, just flipping, remixing. But never to harm anybody. Never to make a deep statement for people to dig into and figure it out.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war.
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I was a commercial girl. In drama school, I was a mediocre model occasionally to pick up some extra cash, and because clearly I'm not six feet tall, and I had baby weight, I would mainly just would do promotional stuff.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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No one ever complains about a speech being too short!
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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I choose my words very delicately because I have a divided society.
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The verdict of the world is conclusive.
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I don't know who made the first Aquaman joke. I'm sure it was comics readers; maybe we all did. But it's the idea that the perpetuated story of Aquaman is that he only has powers in water, and he talks to fish. I think it's the idea of him in the middle of a city just doesn't make a lot of sense to people. It's just the character itself.
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You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.
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We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by any measure.
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Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.
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I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.
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In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
