William Petersen Quotes
One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give it up, is that it's fifty percent the audience's responsibility.

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People hear the examples of kids who work when they're young, have bad experiences, and then have a rough life after that, but a lot of it is just about the people around you.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
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I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
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A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra word or syllable into each line without tripping myself up.
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I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at least neither by, nor for, the human intellect.
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When I was living in New York and didn't have a penny to my name, I would walk around the streets and occasionally I would see an alcove or something. And I'd think, that'll be good, that'll be a good spot for me when I'm homeless.
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I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.
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While conducting a conventional war in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has staged terrorist attacks on a global scale against the people from the countries who are fighting ISIS.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.
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Today, I count myself blessed to have become a photographer. To be able to articulate the experiences of the voiceless, to bring their identity to the forefront, gives meaning and purpose to my own life.
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One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give it up, is that it's fifty percent the audience's responsibility.