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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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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I regret all of my books.
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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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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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As much as I think it is necessary and desirable for white people to have an expanded view of the black American experience, it's probably even more important for black people to have that expanded view.
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The party line is that stocks historically have outperformed all other investment plans.
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There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
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My parents are both massive feminists and always led me to believe that I could dream big and do anything that I wanted in my life, almost to a delusional degree.
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The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the tasks and cares of the little household were altogether too heavy for her years and experience.
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When John Travolta had the opportunity to do The Boy In The Plastic Bubble, he brought me and a couple other people from the movie to just be the students and have some parts, because he wanted to help us out. I thought that was really sweet.
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You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
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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.
