Russell Peters Quotes
We tell ourselves that the more time we have at our disposal, the more opportunity we will have of finding greater happiness. But again we are looking to the future, to the times we will create. Again we miss the enjoyment of the present moment.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources.
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President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people.
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The one product I can't live without is my mascara. I'm addicted to long eyelashes and think girls just look so pretty with long lashes!
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During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men.
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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.
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Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.
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Sacred religion! mother of form and fear.
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Globalization is the economic treason that dare not speak it name.
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You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the effort of men who are better than you. If this be arrogance, as some of your critics observed, it is still the truth that had to said in the age of the Welfare State.
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I'm from Michigan and a down-home girl.
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I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win.
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My feeling is that it's important that you show kids reality.
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I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me.
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There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
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A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
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When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years.
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I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that.
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We tell ourselves that the more time we have at our disposal, the more opportunity we will have of finding greater happiness. But again we are looking to the future, to the times we will create. Again we miss the enjoyment of the present moment.
