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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Life is tragic and absurd, and none of it has any purpose at all.
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There's a tiny number of Bitcoin wizards and an enormous number of smart developers that have no onramp to Bitcoin. We need to make that onramp easier.
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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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Someone's energy and aura and soul are so much more important - they don't compare to what you have on.
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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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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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I want to be successful in my return as a singer so I can buy a big building for my parents who have struggled a lot because of me.
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The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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I think we have a culture that creates heroes and then needs to knock them down, and then you have to see what the third act brings.
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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.
