Calvin Peete Quotes
Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
Quotes to Explore
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Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.
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You cannot get PTSD from reading a book or from hearing a story, even repeated stories over and over.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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Working with Barneys, and choosing the looks, I was thinking about whether a real woman would buy this outfit and feel beautiful and comfortable.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.
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When I was very young, I wanted to be a girl. I was jealous that girls got to be princesses and wear skirts. It tormented me. When I was 6, I even heard that you could change your sex, and I was very intrigued until the moment I realized that if I changed into a girl, I would be an ugly girl, and this is the last thing I wanted to be.
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O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
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When I travel, I just take what I need and I run. I always have my briefcase stuffed with work, even when I go on a holiday.
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I always knew I wanted to make my own way; I never wanted to be dependent on my father.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.
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If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.
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One of the biggest misconceptions that has been thrown out there is the fact that I started on Vine.
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As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
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The great thing about New York is that you don't have to set out to do anything. Whenever I go without the kids, I walk all day and see the most interesting stuff. There's always some kind of drama playing out.
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I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that.
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Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
