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 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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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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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 can remember the first face-lift show that came on. I rang up everyone - are you watching? I'm watching.
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There was a great sag in employment beginning in 2000.
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I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
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I'd like to be very wise.
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Trying new things and experimenting is something I push myself to do. It's one thing to have love for all different kinds of music; it's another thing to bring them together seamlessly and make them coherent.
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The closeness [of Rex Tillerson] to [Vladimir] Putin will be one of the unifying issues between the Republican critics and Democratic critics.
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'Why did you stop at a red light and let me hit you doin' 80?!'
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All I can say is [kids] have turned out to be terrific young women. We were concerned mostly about whether they'd develop an attitude, right?
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As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.
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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.
