Harvey Pekar Quotes
I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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I eat a cheeseburger with French fries almost every day.
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The physical ego serves as its own worst enemy when, by delusive material behavior, it eclipses its true nature as the ever blessed soul.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a 'high suspense' writer.
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Petty laws breed great crimes.
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We are a country that lacks riches. The Jewish brain, that's what we have. Everything that we've had and will have in this country is the direct and clear product of higher education. If we harm this system, we will drastically decline and cease to exist.
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I regret all of my books.
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Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.
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I don't think I've ever tried to make something happen that I've absolutely had to force. You know how they say: if you can't avoid it, enjoy it. For me, it's the other way around: if I can't enjoy it, I avoid it.
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My father has been to me a paragon of what actualizing philanthropic potential can be.
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Marcus Samuelsson is a chef who inspires me everyday. He has such a deep understanding of flavors and techniques. His food is representative of the diverse world that we live in. What he has done in Harlem with Red Rooster is very special. Marcus is not just a chef, he's a food activist.
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The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me.
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You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.
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I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet.
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Full and immediate expensing is widely recognized as one of the most pro-growth tax policies around.
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I like chicken a lot because chicken is generous - that is to say, it's obedient. It will do whatever you tell it to do.
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What I am most grateful for is that neither of my fathers pushed the relationship; they just let things develop and didn't impose anything on me. They were both just there, emanating stability in a very unstable situation.
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Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to know nothing for certain. An inheritance of wonder and nothing more.
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For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great.
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Some people need to stay at the top. They are afraid to re-start from zero because they fear the critics.
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All proofs rest on premises.
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I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.
